Josh Jacobs spoke publicly on Wednesday for the first time since police records showed three more women had accused him of violence, calling the new claims “an attack on me and who I am and my character” and saying he does not expect to miss any more games. The NFL’s personal conduct investigation is still open, and the Packers visit the Patriots on Sunday.
Packers RB Josh Jacobs is not anticipating missing more time despite additional allegations.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 5, 2026
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What Jacobs said
Speaking to reporters in Green Bay, Jacobs said the situation “really feels like an attack on me and who I am and my character.” He added: “At the end of the day, there’s a lot of stuff being said about me that’s completely false, like, completely made up, and it’s like people just run with it. And I can’t change that.” Rob Demovsky and others relayed his comments.
Jacobs said he has tried not to let the past six months change him. “All I can do is try to be who I am and try not to let the negative moments change who I am,” he said, and he did not want to “go to a place where I felt like I was closed off and I’m angry all the time because of what’s going on in my life.”
On his availability, he was direct. “With all the evidence that we have and that they have at this point, it’s not one of those things where I’m sitting back on my hands like, ‘OK, am I going to play this week?'” he said. “It’s really just up to them to make their final decision. But I’m not worried about feeling like I’m going to miss any more time than I already have.”
Where the case stands
The new accounts came out of records the Hobart/Lawrence Police Department in Wisconsin released on Friday night. Three women told investigators about incidents in 2021 and 2022, years before the May 2026 case. None of those incidents led to charges, and none of the claims has been tested in court. Our earlier report has the details of each account and the league’s response.
Jacobs was arrested on May 26 and pleaded no contest on Sept. 10 to misdemeanor battery and criminal damage to property. He missed the Packers’ first six games on the commissioner’s exempt list and has played in the last two, at Detroit and in Thursday night’s win over the Carolina Panthers. His attorneys said on Sunday that he “denies all three accounts and has a substantial body of tangible evidence to back up his assertions,” and called the accounts “old” and “hearsay.”
The league said on Oct. 31 that it “will review these allegations as part of the investigation which has remained open.” That is why no one outside the league can say whether more discipline is coming. The NFL has not announced a timeline, and Jacobs can keep playing until it does.
The Packers’ position
Matt LaFleur said Monday that the team is aware of the prior allegations, that “we’re going to allow the NFL to do its process,” and that he would “anticipate him being a member of us moving forward.” LaFleur also said he spoke with Jacobs about the handcuff-style touchdown celebration against the Panthers, which Jacobs has said was meant to imitate the gospel song “Break Every Chain.”
There is a roster angle as well. Mike Florio noted that the Packers have been linked on multiple occasions to Colts running back Jonathan Taylor, and a trade for Taylor before the Nov. 10 deadline could change Jacobs’ role in Green Bay. Our trade deadline board tracks where the Colts’ asking price stands.
What to watch
Jacobs is on track to play Sunday at Gillette Stadium, where the 5-3 Packers face the 5-3 Patriots. The next signal is the injury report on Friday and any statement from the league. If the NFL does suspend him, the six games he already missed on paid leave are widely expected to count toward that time.
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