Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs apologized to teammates as he returned to practice Wednesday and spoke publicly for the first time since pleading no contest to two misdemeanor charges stemming from a May altercation with his then-girlfriend. Jacobs pleaded no contest last month to misdemeanor counts of battery and criminal damage to property. The NFL removed him from the commissioner's exempt list this week. That makes him eligible to play again after missing the first six games of the season.
Green Bay running back Josh Jacobs is getting removed from the commissioner's exempt list and will be eligible to play again Oct. 25 when the Packers visit the Detroit Lions. The NFL announced Friday that Jacobs would be removed from the list on Monday. The league’s review of Jacobs continues unaffected by the change to his roster status. The NFL started investigating Jacobs under the league’s personal conduct policy after his arrest in May. The arrest followed an altercation with his then-girlfriend. Jacobs pleaded no contest last month to misdemeanor charges of battery and criminal damage to property.
