{
  "id": 4706930,
  "title": "Josh Jacobs Put on Paid Leave by NFL",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/josh-jacobs-put-on-paid-leave-by-nfl-4706930",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-30T20:46:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Front Office Sports",
    "slug": "front-office-sports",
    "url": "https://frontofficesports.com/article/josh-jacobs-paid-leave-nfl/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The NFL has placed Packers running back Josh Jacobs on paid administrative leave due to misdemeanor charges of battery and criminal damage to property.\n\nThis decision was made as the NFL faced a 6 p.m. ET deadline to adjust rosters to 53 players for the season. Jacobs, who was arrested in May on initial charges including felony strangulation and suffocation, will be paid his salary while on the exempt list but will not be able to practice with the Packers or attend games.\n\nThe NFL's personal conduct policy states that a player on the exempt list may be present at the club's facility for meetings, individual workouts, therapy, and rehabilitation. Jacobs and the NFL Players Association have three days to appeal the league's decision, after which any games missed will count towards a possible unpaid suspension.\n\nThis is Jacobs' third season with the Packers, having played for the Raiders previously, and he is a three-time Pro Bowl selection over seven seasons with the NFL. He signed a four-year, $48 million contract with the Packers.",
  "summary": "He can’t practice or play in games.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}