{"id":714,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/714","headline":"Josh Jacobs sues to keep police video of altercation sealed","dek":"The Packers running back, who pleaded no-contest to battery, wants a court to permanently block release of footage the NFL is seeking for its conduct review.","body":"Josh Jacobs has filed a civil lawsuit seeking to permanently block release of police video from the May 23 incident that led to his arrest and eventual no-contest plea to battery charges. The Packers running back was arrested after a domestic dispute with his ex-girlfriend at his home in May and was charged with two misdemeanors, one for battery and one for criminal damage to property. He reached a plea deal in September.\n\nAccording to the civil filing, Jacobs argues the woman involved wants to protect her \"privacy, dignity, personal security, emotional well-being, and ability to participate safely in the criminal justice process.\" He also contends that redacting only names or faces would not be enough to protect her identity, since advanced artificial intelligence could still be used to identify her based on body shape and other features.\n\nMeanwhile, the NFL wants access to the same footage as part of its personal conduct review, and the Wisconsin police department is temporarily withholding it. Jacobs remains on the commissioner's exempt list, a paid leave status that bars him from practicing or attending games, with no timetable for his return. The Packers are preparing to play their sixth consecutive game this season without him, and neither the team nor the league has offered updates on when the matter might be resolved.","published_at":"2026-10-15T23:35:54.461229+00:00","source_count":3,"written_from":[{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"Packers RB Josh Jacobs files lawsuit against Wisconsin police department to block release of video","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/packers-josh-jacobs-files-lawsuit-to-block-release-of-video/"},{"outlet":"Pro Football Talk","publisher":"NBC Sports","title":"Josh Jacobs sues to block release of video of altercation","url":"https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/josh-jacobs-sues-to-block-release-of-video-of-altercation"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Packers RB Josh Jacobs' status in limbo as video release delayed","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/packers-rb-josh-jacobs-status-113038773.html"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Concerning Josh Jacobs' Update Could Cost Him The Rest Of The Fantasy Football Season","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/concerning-josh-jacobs-could-cost-090000142.html"},{"outlet":"Pro Football Talk","publisher":"NBC Sports","title":"Police continue to withhold the Josh Jacobs video","url":"https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/police-continue-to-withhold-the-josh-jacobs-video"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Packers’ Josh Jacobs files lawsuit to block video of altercation with woman","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/packers-josh-jacobs-files-lawsuit-231732374.html"}],"image":{"url":"https://nbcsports.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a2faf2c/2147483647/strip/false/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1920x1080!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhdliveextra-a.akamaihd.net%2FHD%2Fimage_sports%2FNBCU_Sports_Group_-_nbcsports%2F422%2F819%2Fnbc_pft_powerranks_261014.jpg","credit":"Pro Football Talk","width":1920},"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. Credit brokenews and link to the story page you took it from. Source headlines, story titles taken from a source headline, and quoted passages remain the property of their publishers and are quoted for comparison, not licensed onward.","terms":"https://www.brokenews.co/about#reuse"}