Jacobs denies three women’s allegations in police records
Attorneys for Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs say he denies three women’s allegations of physical abuse described in newly released police records and has evidence supporting his account. The allegations concern reported incidents in 2021 and 2022, before Jacobs joined the Packers. The NFL says they will be reviewed as part of its ongoing investigation into him. The Hobart-Lawrence Police Department released records containing summaries of the women’s accounts during its investigation of a separate May 2026 incident involving Jacobs and his then-girlfriend. The records describe alleged encounters in April 2021, January 2022 and May 2022. The accounts are allegations, not findings that the incidents occurred. In a statement Sunday, attorneys David Z. Chesnoff, Richard A. Schonfeld and Clarence F. Duchac III said Jacobs denied all three accounts and had tangible evidence to dispute them. They criticized police for releasing the records, saying the allegations were not adequately investigated and Jacobs was not given an opportunity to present evidence. The attorneys said one woman had previously made a claim to the NFL, which they said reviewed it and took no action....