The Athletic reports the domestic violence investigation into Josh Jacobs is “still open.”
The update is via the Brown County, Wis. district attorney’s office, which was responding to a query from The Athletic’s Matt Schneidman. Arrested on five charges in May, Jacobs was released when there was “insufficient evidence to pursue criminal charges at the time,” but the DA’s office did say it had “reason to believe there may be additional evidence that would impact what/if criminal charges were appropriate.” Schneidman states the obvious when he says “there’s no telling when this will wrap up or what the resolution will be.” The fact that Jacobs has not been placed on the commissioner’s exempt list is an early sign he will be available for Week 1, but it’s possible if not likely the NFL is dealing with the same information vacuum we are. It’s not the most important thing here, but Jacobs should be considered an unreliable RB2 fantasy pick until the situation is fully resolved.
