The NFL filed a request with Hobart-Lawrence police to view sealed evidence in Josh Jacobs’ case; the Packers running back remains on the commissioner exempt list. Ian Rapoport said a return is not imminent and could follow five to eight games of “time served” on the list.
Jacobs pleaded no contest to battery and criminal damage to property in an incident involving his girlfriend. A police report, which Jacobs said was accurate at his court date, says he grabbed and threw her to the ground, causing injury. The report says recovered video shows her on the ground for about 40 seconds before Jacobs returns and damages her cellphone, but does not say the footage captures the throw.
Jacobs’ camp’s request for a temporary seal was approved; the victim’s request for a permanent seal was denied by Judge Marc Hammer, who said the decision should be made by Hobart-Lawrence police rather than the district attorney’s office. The department has 10 days from Sept. 25 to fulfill public-records requests for the evidence.
