Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of battery and criminal damage to property during an appearance in Brown County Court in Wisconsin.
He was fined $1,000 plus cost fees on the battery charge, and a deferred judgement agreement was accepted on the damage to property. A follow-up hearing was scheduled for Sept. 10th, 2027.
“I fully understand the seriousness of the situation and I take full responsibility,” Jacobs said during the hearing.
In regards to the damage to the property, the court accepted the no contest plea on five conditions: No further criminal acts; No contact with the victim; Supervision; Counseling; Pay restitution to the victim.
Jacobs’ attorneys — David Chesnoff, Richard Schonfeld and Clarence Duchac — said in a statement that the criminal damage to property charge will be dismissed after 12 months upon completion of the deferred judgment agreement.
“With this agreement, Josh has accepted responsibility for his conduct and resolved this matter,” Jacobs’ attorneys said in the statement. “Today’s resolution is set against a career long history of Josh’s community work while in the NFL, which has centered on the circumstances of his early life.”
With Jacobs’ plea, the NFL is likely to remove Jacobs from the exempt list and instead issue a suspension to the running back. The standard suspension for domestic violence cases, per the collective bargaining agreement, is six games.
According to the criminal complaint, there is surveillance video of the portion of the alleged incident that occurred in Jacobs’ garage. The woman was trying to exit Jacobs’ garage when he “grabbed her and threw her to the ground and she struck her head, suffering an injury,” according to the complaint.
