GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - AUGUST 28: Josh Jacobs #8 of the Green Bay Packers runs off the field during halftime of a preseason game against the Arizona Cardinals at Lambeau Field on August 28, 2026 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images)
Packers RB Josh Jacobs will be eligible to play in Week 7 against Lions
Oct 16, 2026, 3:29 PM CT
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Packers star running back Josh Jacobs will be eligible to play when Green Bay travels to Detroit to play the Lions in Week 7.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will remove Jacobs from commissioner’s exempt list on Monday, Oct. 19, according to national media outlets.
The league said the investigation is ongoing and he could still be suspended.
Jacobs pleaded no contest on Sept. 10 to misdemeanor battery and misdemeanor criminal damage to property charges following a May 23 dispute with his then-girlfriend in which a criminal complaint said Jacobs became physical with his ex-girlfriend causing injuries.
Both the victim and Jacobs are suing the local police department handling the case, requesting that records, videos be sealed from the public. Much of the incident was captured on surveillance footage.
Despite the ongoing legal battles, Goodell is making Jacobs eligible for practice and to ultimately play in Detroit (3-2) on Oct. 25. The Packers (3-2) currently have the NFL’s worst rushing attack.
Green Bay hosts the Dallas Cowboys (2-3) on “Sunday Night Football,” Oct. 18, at Lambeau Field.
Drake Bentley is the general assignment reporter for the Milwaukee Courier, covering politics, sports and the community. He is an award-winning investigative journalist who has worked for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin State Journal, Newsweek, Heavy and The Sporting News. He is a northside Milwaukee native, former political staffer and graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and the University of Nebraska.
