Packers activate Josh Jacobs; running back set to play in first game since domestic violence arrest

The Green Bay Packers have activated running back Josh Jacobs, making him eligible to play against the Detroit Lions on Sunday in his first game since an arrest on domestic violence-related charges. Jacobs missed the team’s first six games while on the NFL commissioner’s exempt list; the league’s investigation is continuing.

The Packers are 4-2 but have averaged 59.8 rushing yards per game, the league’s lowest total, and 2.9 yards per carry. Jacobs ran for 929 yards and 13 touchdowns last season, after recording 1,329 yards and 15 touchdowns in 2024. He pleaded no contest to misdemeanor battery and criminal damage to property, expressed remorse, and has filed a civil suit seeking limits on access to evidence in the case.