Packers OC Adam Stenavich said earlier this week that the team plans to use a committee backfield "for a little while." RB Josh Jacobs' absence leaves MarShawn Lloyd, who played 10 total snaps over the last two seasons, as the lead back. RBs Chris Brooks and Kaleb Johnson are also on the active roster, with RB Pierre Strong on the practice squad.
Packers RB Josh Jacobs pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of battery and criminal damage to property on Thursday. The criminal damage to property charge will be dismissed after 12 months if Jacobs completes the deferred judgment agreement. That should close the legal side of this case and leave the NFL's next move as the remaining question. ESPN's Rob Demovsky expects the league to remove Jacobs from the exempt list and hand him the typical six-game suspension for domestic violence.
Packers RB Josh Jacobs’ initial court hearing has been moved up from November 17 to September 10, according to FOX 11 News. His attorneys are expected to appear on his behalf. Jacobs faces misdemeanor charges of battery and criminal damage to property stemming from a May incident. He remains on the Exempt List, preventing him from practicing or playing.
You undoubtedly already heard that Packers RB Josh Jacobs landed on the commissioner's exempt list Sunday. That knocks him out of action indefinitely because the league has no explicit rules for how long a player can stay on there or the effect of specific infractions. But we do have some precedent that may -- or may not -- help us decipher Jacobs' outlook.
The NFL has placed Packers RB Josh Jacobs on the commissioner’s exempt list in the wake of his charges. The knocks Jacobs out of action indefinitely
The Packers are acquiring RB Kaleb Johnson from the Steelers, according to Netflix’s Tom Pelissero
Packers HC Matt LaFleur said after Friday's preseason game that he expects RB Josh Jacobs to remain on the roster this season. Jacobs is facing two misdemeanor charges for a May incident that remains under review by the NFL. "You've got to let everything play out," LaFleur said. "But I anticipate him being a member of our football team."
Packers RB Josh Jacobs was formally charged with two misdemeanors on Thursday, battery and criminal damage to property. Those charges are less serious than the potential charges tied to his initial arrest, which included felony strangulation and suffocation. The formal charges also carry no domestic-abuse modifier. Jacobs' first court appearance is scheduled for Nov. 17.
Josh Jacobs now faces two criminal charges, per Wisconsin court records: misdemeanor battery and misdemeanor criminal damage to property. The charges stem from an alleged domestic violence incident in May.
The Packers signed TE Jonnu Smith to a one-year deal. The 31-year-old is coming off a poor season in Pittsburgh that produced just 38 catches, 222 yards, and 2 TDs in 17 games.
Packers TE Tucker Kraft told reporters after Wednesday's joint practice with the Cardinals that he felt "free" and is no longer working under playing-time limitations.
In the Packers joint practice on Wednesday, Jordan Love torched the Cardinals defense. Love completed 8 of 10 passes in the first team period, which included a 45-yard deep-ball TD to Matthew Golden per ESPN’s Rob Demovsky. He also connected with Christian Watson multiple times and completed a deep crosser to Jayden Reed.
Packers RB Josh Jacobs will return to practice Tuesday, HC Matt LaFleur said. Jacobs has been out the past two weeks with a groin injury.
Packers TE Tucker Kraft participated in full-team drills in Sunday's practice for the first time since last November's ACL tear. But the bigger story was what he told the media afterward about the potential for him to be on a snap count for the first half of the season.
A potential suspension looms over Josh Jacobs per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. This comes following an incident on May 23 that left him with a felony assault charge and four misdemeanor charges.
Jayden Reed returned to practice after a brief ankle-injury absence, per Packers beat writer Jason B. Hirschhorn.
Tucker Kraft is back at practice for the first time since tearing his ACL last November, per ESPN's Rob Demovsky. The knee injury cut short a breakout third season.
Jordan Love called MarShawn Lloyd a playmaker in the Packers offense and described him as “very fast, very twitchy,” per USA Today’s Ryan Wood.
Packers RB Josh Jacobs missed Thursday's practice with a groin injury, according to ESPN's Rob Demovsky. The injury reportedly isn't serious but certainly bears watching considering Jacobs' injury history.
Packers TE Tucker Kraft returned to practice this week, less than nine months after surgery to repair a torn ACL and partially torn LCL and meniscus in his right knee. Kraft said his doctors told him his knee looks like it's more than a year removed from surgery. "[The doctor] told me my knee looks spectacular, almost like he had never seen rehabilitation like mine," he said. "So the fact that we're getting those results, the data will speak for itself and my comeback is ever-ascending day by day."
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