NFL removes Josh Jacobs and Jonathon Cooper from abuse suspensions

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 16 Oct, 23:02 · Archive

The NFL has removed Green Bay running back Josh Jacobs and Denver linebacker Jonathon Cooper from the Commissioner's Exempt List, though investigations continue.

Josh Jacobs and Jonathon Cooper are being removed from the NFL's Commissioner's Exempt List on Friday and Monday respectively, after missing the start of their teams' seasons. Both players were suspended in connection with domestic abuse allegations following arrests in the offseason.

Jacobs, a three-time Pro Bowl selection with the Green Bay Packers, was arrested in Wisconsin in May on charges related to an alleged altercation with a woman at his home. He pleaded no contest on 10 September to battery and criminal damage to property charges. He was fined $1,000 after conviction on the battery charge and reached a deferred judgment agreement on the property charge. Jacobs has missed six games and will be eligible to play in the Packers' Week 7 matchup against Detroit on 25 October.

Cooper, a linebacker for the Denver Broncos, missed six games and will be eligible to play in Denver's Week 7 game at Arizona. Both players remain subjects of ongoing NFL investigations under the league's personal conduct policy. The league has stated it reserves the right to impose further discipline should the investigations yield new information. The New York Post reports that the NFL has not yet seen surveillance video from inside Jacobs' home, though other footage showed part of the incident in his garage. Jacobs filed a suit on Wednesday to block the release of evidence and have it permanently sealed.

How it is being reported

• Josh Jacobs getting pulled off commissioner’s exempt list amid NFL investigationThe Packers running back was placed on the list on Aug. 30 after being arrested in Wisconsin in May.New York Post · 16 Oct, 22:53
• NFL lifts abuse suspensions on Green Bay's Josh Jacobs and Denver's Jonathon Cooper as investigations continueJosh Jacobs and Jonathon Cooper are coming off the commissioner's exempt list, but ongoing NFL investigations could bring further discipline.Fox News · 16 Oct, 22:10

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