Josh Jacobs’ season with the Green Bay Packers was in doubt long before he even took the field for his first game in 2026. His May arrest in Hobart, Wisconsin, following an alleged altercation with a woman had brought criminal charges and an NFL investigation, leaving his immediate future with the team uncertain. By the time Green Bay began its season, Jacobs was no longer part of its on-field plans.

 On August 30, the league placed him on the Commissioner’s Exempt List, keeping him away from games while its investigation continued. For the next six weeks, Jacobs remained around the team but could do little more than attend meetings and work out with Green Bay’s strength staff. He could not practice or play, and his return date remained uncertain. That changed on October 19.

The NFL removed him from the list and cleared him to rejoin the Packers. Two days later, Jacobs faced the media for the first time since the incident. Visibly emotional, he thanked the organization for standing by him. “I’m remorseful and sorry for putting this team in this situation,” he added. His return to football has finally come through, but the developments surrounding his May arrest are still far from over. Barely a week later, newly released police records have now brought allegations from three other women into the picture.

According to NBC 26, the Hobart/Lawrence Police Department’s investigative files contain accounts of separate alleged physical incidents involving Jacobs, dating back to 2021 and 2022. All three women reportedly contacted investigators after learning about the May 2026 case, adding a new dimension to the controversy surrounding the Packers running back.

One woman, who contacted investigators in June 2026, initially described an incident from around 2023 before later clarifying that it had happened on January 5, 2022. The records offer some background to their interaction:

She said she had communicated with Jacobs through Instagram for approximately six months before meeting him in person and spending around 11 hours at his residence. According to her account, the confrontation began after she told Jacobs she had not come to his home for sex. She alleged that he slapped her across the face and told her not to disrespect him before grabbing her by the hair, throwing her onto a bed, pinning her down, and eventually throwing her onto the floor.

The woman also alleged that Jacobs took her phone and threw it into a swimming pool when she tried to leave. During the altercation, he allegedly spat on her and grabbed her by the throat. She told investigators that he also said, “I should kill you right now.” Although she had remained in contact with Jacobs after the alleged incident, she eventually approached police because she believed her experience could help establish a pattern similar to the conduct described in the May complaint.

Another woman contacted police later that June about an alleged encounter in April 2021. Her account included a detail about what preceded the confrontation: she told investigators that she and Jacobs had s-x, but their cond-m broke. She subsequently asked him to get tested for s-xually transmitted infections, explaining that both had been involved with other people.

She alleged that Jacobs became physical during a later argument, grabbing her by the arms and biceps, pushing her against a wall near a window and throwing her belongings outside. She said the incident left bruises on her arms and caused pain and swelling around her ribs.

Unlike the first woman, she said she had contacted law enforcement at the time. However, she reportedly approached a different police department and was told that the incident would not be investigated as a domestic abuse matter because she and Jacobs were not in a relationship. Hobart/Lawrence investigators later obtained records of that earlier police response.

Those records indicated that the responding officers had observed “no visible signs of injury, bruising or damage consistent with a physical altercation.” This is an important distinction in her account: while she described injuries to investigators in 2026, the officers who responded to the earlier complaint did not document visible evidence of an altercation.

A third woman’s account reached Hobart/Lawrence police in July 2026. Interestingly, the information was reportedly provided by the original woman involved in the May incident, rather than the third complainant approaching investigators independently. The woman said she had met Jacobs through social media, after which he flew her to a residence in May 2022. She alleged that he grabbed her by the hair, placed his hands around her head and neck, dragged her and scratched her chest. She also claimed that he took her phone after it fell to the floor.

The woman told police that she had bruising on her arm and scratches on her chest and neck that remained visible for about a month. She said she did not report the incident or seek medical attention at the time because she feared the consequences of contacting authorities. According to her account, Jacobs had warned her that she could be deported if she reported him. She was not a U.S. citizen at the time.

The newly released records also provide a more detailed account of the May 23 incident that led to Jacobs’ arrest. The original complainant told investigators that the confrontation involved more than the alleged physical struggle in the garage. She claimed Jacobs lunged at her inside the house, pinned her to a bed with his body weight on her chest and placed his hand over her mouth and nose, making her feel as though she could not breathe. When the confrontation moved to the garage, she believed she briefly lost consciousness.

The records further state that she was trying to leave through the garage when Jacobs allegedly grabbed her and threw her to the ground, causing her to hit her head. He also allegedly took her phone while she was on the ground. Officers who responded documented redness and what appeared to be scratches on her head and scalp, which were consistent with the injuries she described. These observations formed part of the evidence in the May investigation.

It is important to distinguish these accounts from the legal outcome of Jacobs’ original case. The three additional women’s allegations appear in the investigative records, but the released reporting does not indicate that they resulted in separate criminal charges. Jacobs’ September 10 court proceedings concerned the May incident. He pleaded no contest to misdemeanor battery and criminal damage to property. Brown County Circuit Court Judge Marc Hammer found him guilty of battery and ordered him to pay a $1,000 fine and court costs.

The property-damage charge was handled separately through a 12-month deferred judgment agreement. Under its conditions, Jacobs must avoid further criminal conduct, have no contact with the complainant, remain under supervision, complete counseling consistent with a batterer’s intervention program and pay restitution for the damaged property. The property-damage charge can be dismissed after the 12-month period if he fulfils the agreement’s conditions. The battery conviction, however, remains in place. Moreover, the criminal case is not the only process Jacobs has to contend with.

NFL’s Personal Conduct Policy Could Bring Further Discipline for Josh Jacobs

The NFL’s investigation operates separately from the criminal proceedings, and its 2022 Personal Conduct Policy allows the league to discipline players based on credible evidence even when an incident does not result in a criminal conviction. It also permits the league to consider a player’s prior history of misconduct when determining punishment. For certain first violations involving dating or domestic violence, the policy sets a six-game suspension baseline, while identifying factors such as choking and repeated striking as potential aggravating circumstances. If investigators substantiate the newly documented accounts, those findings could influence how the league assesses Jacobs’ case.

There are precedents for discipline exceeding that baseline. Kareem Hunt received an eight-game suspension in 2019 after the NFL investigated two physical altercations, despite him not facing criminal charges over either incident. Ezekiel Elliott, meanwhile, was suspended for six games in 2017 after the league independently investigated multiple assault allegations, even though prosecutors had declined to pursue criminal charges. Both cases demonstrate that the NFL can reach its own conclusions based on evidence gathered outside the criminal justice system.

Jacobs has already missed the Packers’ first six regular-season games while on the Commissioner Exempt List. Under the Personal Conduct Policy, those games are credited against a suspension imposed later, although he must return the corresponding portion of his salary. The newly released records do not automatically mean he will receive additional discipline, and the NFL has not announced a decision.

However, Jacobs’ return to the field has already brought renewed attention to how he was presenting himself after the May case.

Josh Jacobs Faces Backlash Over Week 8 Touchdown Celebration

During the Packers’ October 29 matchup against the Carolina Panthers, he scored a rushing touchdown and briefly brought his hands behind his back, holding them together. The gesture was interpreted by some viewers as an imitation of being handcuffed, prompting criticism given the circumstances of his arrest.

Jacobs rejected that interpretation after the game, explaining that the broadcast had captured only a brief part of what he and wide receiver Savion Williams had planned. The two had discussed different celebrations for his return: one to thank God after his first touchdown and another inspired by the gospel song “Break Every Chain.”

“Basically, last week, we said the first celebration when I score, I was gonna thank God, that’s what I did last week,” Jacobs said. “Second was going to be ‘Break Every Chain.’ It’s a gospel song, that was going to be the next celebration.”

He maintained that the gesture was part of the planned routine, not a reference to his arrest. Jacobs also pointed out that the television broadcast had not shown the complete sequence, which involved Williams joining him in the celebration.