One of the NFL’s most talented running backs is facing serious criminal charges, potentially putting his career in jeopardy.
As ESPN reported , Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs was arrested Tuesday in Wisconsin and booked on multiple domestic violence charges.
According to The NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Hobart-Lawrence officers were dispatched to a “disturbance complaint” involving Jacobs on Saturday morning.
The offenses Jacobs is accused of are: battery (domestic abuse, criminal damage to property), domestic abuse, disorderly conduct (domestic abuse, strangulation, and suffocation), and intimidation of a victim.
Brown County jail records obtained by ESPN show that the strangulation and suffocation charge is a felony, while the other four charges are misdemeanors.
Jacobs faces up to six years in prison for the strangulation and suffocation charge alone.
“This remains an active and ongoing investigation,” a press release from the Hobart-Lawrence Police Department reads. “No further information will be released at this time.”
Jacobs’ attorneys released the following statement in response to his arrest:
“Josh vehemently denies the allegations, and this matter is in the early stages of investigation with important evidence that has not yet been made public. We ask for fairness and restraint while the judicial process takes its course,” attorneys David Chesnoff, Richard Schonfeld, and Clarence Duchac said.
The Packers released a statement saying they were aware of the matter involving Jacobs but will not be commenting further.
Jacobs has been reportedly dating model/influencer Ash Kaash since last year.
It is unclear whether she is the victim in this case.
Jacobs is a three-time Pro Bowler who is entering his eighth NFL season and third with Green Bay. He previously played for the Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders from 2019 to 2023.
The running back played his college ball at the University of Alabama under Nick Saban, the greatest coach in college football history, from 2016 to 2018.
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