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NFL to review additional abuse allegations against Packers star Josh Jacobs following May arrest

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Canfield, R. (2026, October 31). NFL to review additional abuse allegations against Packers star Josh Jacobs following May arrest. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/nfl-review-additional-abuse-allegations-packers-star-josh-jacobs-following-may-arrest

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Fox News · collected 2026-10-31 · by Ryan Canfield

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Multiple women have come forward with additional abuse allegations against Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs following his arrest in May 2026. Records from the Hobart/Lawrence Police Department detail incidents including physical violence and threats of harm. The NFL stated it would review these new allegations as part of an ongoing investigation into the original incident that led to Jacobs' arrest.
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Josh Jacobs, running back for the Green Bay Packers, faces new allegations of abuse from multiple women after his May arrest. According to records released by the Hobart/Lawrence Police Department on October 31 in response to a public records request and first reported by NBC 26, at least three women contacted police detailing their own experiences with Jacobs since his initial arrest on May 26, following an altercation with his then-girlfriend. One woman came forward in June 2026 regarding an incident from January 2022 where she alleged that Jacobs slapped her, threw her to the bed and floor, grabbed her throat, and spat on her. This new information could affect the NFL's ongoing investigation into Jacobs, who was placed on the commissioner’s exempt list in August due to the May charges and missed the Packers' first six games of the season.

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📰 NFL Reviews Abuse Allegations Against Jacobs
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Hedges 13 of 27 claims Outlet record 66/100
Toronto Star
Hedges 9 of 30 claims Outlet record 64/100
“While both articles discuss additional women coming forward with allegations against Josh Jacobs after his May arrest, they are describing different aspects of an ongoing investigation and reporting on separate developments rather than the same specific incident.”
Fox News
Hedges 1 of 22 claims Outlet record 69/100
“Article A discusses Josh Jacobs' explanation for his touchdown celebration, while Article B reports on additional abuse allegations against him and an NFL review of those allegations.”
New York Post
Hedges 6 of 13 claims Outlet record 66/100
“While both articles discuss new allegations against Josh Jacobs and mention his May arrest, they do not describe the same specific incident; Article A focuses on the NFL's review of additional abuse allegations following the May arrest, while Article B covers a broader context including the legal team's response to these new allegations.”
The Guardian
Hedges 10 of 38 claims Outlet record 66/100
“While both articles discuss new abuse allegations against Josh Jacobs, they describe different aspects of the ongoing situation — one focusing on the release of police records and another on the NFL's review of these allegations.”
New York Post
Hedges 6 of 23 claims Outlet record 66/100
“Article A focuses on the release of bodycam footage and new allegations from multiple women, while Article B discusses the NFL's review of additional abuse allegations following Jacobs' May arrest.”
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🔮 Thursday's game was Jacobs' second since coming off the commissioner's exempt list, which he had been on since August following a May altercation with his then-girlfriend, who said he threw her to the ground.
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Jacobs' lawyers — David Z. Chesnoff, Richard A. Schonfeld and Clarence F. Duchac III — issued a statement Saturday on their client's behalf: "The Brown County District Attorney’s office had these uncorroborated, old, and previously unreported allegations for months.
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🔮 Since Josh Jacobs was arrested in May after an incident in which a woman claimed he threw her to the ground, records show several other women have come forward with allegations of their own against him.

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Since Josh Jacobs was arrested in May after an incident in which a woman claimed he threw her to the ground, records show several other women have come forward with allegations of their own against him. uncertain
women → arrest → him
The other women's abuse allegations are detailed in records from the Hobart/Lawrence Police Department first obtained by NBC 26. asserted
allegations → detail → NBC
The documents also contain new details about the incident that led to the Green Bay Packers running back’s arrest in May. uncertain
that → contain → May
"We will review these allegations as part of the investigation which has remained open," the NFL told OutKick in a statement. asserted
NFL → review → statement
One woman contacted police in June 2026 about an alleged incident involving Jacobs in January 2022. asserted
woman → contact → January
The woman told police that the allegations against Jacobs from the investigation into the May incident sounded similar to her experience with him, according to the records. uncertain
allegations → tell → records
The woman was not identified. asserted
woman → identify → ?
The woman believed her alleged experience with Jacobs could be relevant to the May 2026 case, and she contacted police because she wanted people to believe the woman involved in the incident. uncertain
people → believe → incident
The woman claimed she had communicated with Jacobs for about six months before spending around 11 hours at his home. asserted
she → claim → home
The woman then alleged that after she told Jacobs she hadn’t come there for sex, he became angry, slapped her across the face and told her not to disrespect him. asserted
he → allege → him
She said he allegedly took her phone and threw it into a swimming pool when she attempted to leave, and that he grabbed her by the hair, threw her onto a bed, pinned her down, threw her to the floor and said, "I should kill you right now." uncertain
I → say → you
She said Jacobs also spit on her. asserted
Jacobs → say → her
The woman said she hadn’t previously reported the alleged incident to law enforcement because she remained friends with Jacobs afterward and was concerned her allegations wouldn’t be believed. asserted
allegations → say → Jacobs
Another woman told police she allegedly had sex with Jacobs in April 2021. uncertain
she → tell → April
The woman said his condom broke, so she told Jacobs to get tested for sexually transmitted diseases because they both had been involved with other people. asserted
they → say → people
The woman claimed Jacobs later removed her from the residence, grabbed her by the arms and bicep area, pushed her against a wall and threw her belongings out. asserted
Jacobs → claim → belongings
She told police that she sustained bruises to her arms and swelling in her rib area. asserted
she → tell → area
Hobart/Lawrence police said they obtained records from that incident indicating that officers observed "no visible signs of injury, bruising or damage consistent with a physical altercation." asserted
officers → say → altercation
Another woman alleged she had met Jacobs through social media and that he flew her to a residence in May 2022. uncertain
he → allege → May
She described an alleged altercation in which Jacobs grabbed her by the hair, placed his hands on her head and neck, dragged her, scratched her chest and took her phone after it fell to the floor. asserted
it → describe → floor
The woman claimed she got bruises on her arm and scratches to her chest and neck. asserted
she → claim → chest
She said she didn’t report the incident to police because she wasn’t a U.S. citizen at the time and Jacobs told her she could be deported. uncertain
she → say → her
Jacobs' lawyers — David Z. Chesnoff, Richard A. Schonfeld and Clarence F. Duchac III — issued a statement Saturday on their client's behalf: "The Brown County District Attorney’s office had these uncorroborated, old, and previously unreported allegations for months. asserted
office → issue → months
They conducted their own exhaustive investigation, along with the police department, and the D.A. determined that only two misdemeanor charges were warranted. asserted
charges → conduct → department
They then entered into a plea agreement with Josh Jacobs. asserted
They → enter → Jacobs
Josh has repeatedly expressed his remorse and is honoring the terms of the agreement." asserted
Josh → express → agreement
OutKick reached out to the Packers and Jacobs’ agent but did not immediately receive a response. asserted
OutKick → reach → response
The records released Friday also offered more details of the May 23 incident that led to Jacobs’ arrest. uncertain
that → release → arrest
According to the criminal complaint released in August, the woman told them that Jacobs grabbed her and threw her to the ground as she was trying to exit a garage door, causing her to hit her head. uncertain
her → accord → head
Police said Jacobs also took her phone from her while she was on the ground. asserted
she → say → ground
The records released Friday noted the woman said that while they were still in the home, Jacobs lunged at her, pinned her on the bed with his body weight on her chest and put his hand on her mouth and nose, so that she felt she couldn’t breathe. asserted
she → release → mouth
She also indicated that she believed she lost consciousness for a brief time when the confrontation moved to the garage. asserted
confrontation → indicate → garage
Jacobs pleaded no contest last month to misdemeanor charges of battery and criminal damage to property. asserted
Jacobs → plead → property
Jacobs had not been allowed to play or practice while on the commissioner’s exempt list. asserted
Jacobs → allow → list
He was removed from the list last week, but the NFL is still conducting its investigation. asserted
NFL → remove → investigation
In his two games since returning to the 5-3 Packers, Jacobs has rushed 32 times for 75 yards and a touchdown, averaging just 2.3 yards per carry. asserted
Jacobs → return → carry
The three-time Pro Bowler has been more productive as a receiver, catching 11 passes for 68 yards and two touchdowns. asserted
Bowler → catch → yards
After scoring one of his touchdowns in the Packers’ 27-19 win over the Carolina Panthers on Thursday, Jacobs had a controversial touchdown celebration. asserted
Jacobs → score → celebration
He insisted he wasn’t making light of his recent arrest and that the celebration was instead inspired by a gospel song. asserted
celebration → insist → song
The Associated Press contributed to this report. asserted
Press → contribute → report
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