Jacobs Eligible to Return as NFL Investigation Continues

Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs will be removed from the NFL’s Commissioner Exempt List on Monday, October 19, and will be eligible to play against the Detroit Lions on October 25, the league said. The NFL’s investigation into Jacobs remains open, and the roster change does not rule out later discipline. Jacobs has missed the Packers’ first six games while on the exempt list. His return eligibility comes after he pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of battery and criminal damage to property stemming from a May altercation. The charges and plea are reported in the supplied accounts; the league has not announced the outcome of its separate review under the Personal Conduct Policy. The NFL said its investigation is continuing and is unaffected by the change in Jacobs’s roster status. The league retains the option to impose discipline after completing that review. The sources do not establish what any eventual penalty would be. Jacobs’s attorneys said he accepts responsibility for his actions, is eager to return to the field and will not comment further because legal matters are ongoing. That statement did not provide additional details about the league’s...