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08/29 00:15 CDT LaFleur says he fully anticipates Packers keeping Josh Jacobs
while charges are pending
LaFleur says he fully anticipates Packers keeping Josh Jacobs while charges are
pending
By STEVE MEGARGEE
AP Sports Writer
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) --- Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur says there are no
plans for the team to release running back Josh Jacobs, who faces two
misdemeanor charges stemming from what police have described as a physical
confrontation with his girlfriend.
"I fully anticipate him being a member of our team," LaFleur said Friday night
after the Packers closed their preseason schedule with a 42-38 victory over the
Arizona Cardinals.
The Brown County (Wisconsin) District Attorney's office filed misdemeanor
charges of battery and criminal damage to property against Jacobs on Thursday.
The charges arose from an incident that took place three months ago.
When he was asked about Jacobs' potential availability for the Packers' Sept.
13 season opener at Minnesota, LaFleur replied that "I can't really comment on
that because I don't know."
Jacobs was arrested May 26 after police were called to his home to investigate
a disturbance, and he was released from jail the next day.
Jacobs' lawyers --- David Z. Chesnoff, Richard A. Schonfeld, and Clarence F.
Duchac III --- issued a statement Thursday acknowledging the charges and noting
that they "do not include domestic violence."
"The allegations will be addressed in court, and not in the media," they said.
"Mr. Jacobs respects the District Attorney's office and the process it
followed."
The NFL has said it is monitoring the case. The Packers said they were aware of
the charges and would continue to cooperate with the NFL.
Jacobs rushed for 929 yards and 13 touchdowns last season. That followed a 2024
season in which Jacobs ran for 1,329 yards and 15 touchdowns while earning his
third Pro Bowl selection.
Running backs behind Jacobs on Green Bay's depth chart include MarShawn Lloyd,
Pierre Strong Jr. and Chris Brooks.
Lloyd stayed healthy throughout this preseason, but injuries have caused the
2024 third-round pick to play just one game over the last two seasons. Strong
spent last season on Green Bay's practice squad but has 499 career yards
rushing. Brooks ran for 106 yards on 27 carries last season while contributing
primarily on special teams.
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