Josh Jacobs will be removed from paid leave on Monday
The NFL has announced that Packers running back Josh Jacobs will be reinstated from the Commissioner Exempt list on Monday. This decision allows the league to manage potential disciplinary actions while awaiting further evidence regarding a domestic battery case.
Why it matters
The handling of player conduct and the use of the Commissioner Exempt list remain critical issues for the NFL's public image and internal disciplinary policies.
The efforts of Packers running back Josh Jacobs to keep the NFL from seeing the video of the altercation that resulted in his no-contest plea for battery has worked. For now.
The NFL has announced that Jacobs will be reinstated from the Commissioner Exempt list on Monday.
The timing isn’t coincidental. With the baseline punishment for domestic battery under the Personal Conduct Policy set at six games, the move allows the league to pre-suspend a player whose internal investigation is still pending. Then, if/when a suspension is imposed, he’ll get credit for the games missed while on paid leave — and he’ll forfeit the pay he received during the games in which he didn’t play.
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