Josh Jacobs didn’t have much patience for the reaction waiting for him in Detroit.
Back in the lineup for the first time since being removed from the commissioner’s exempt list, the Green Bay Packers running back said the boos from fans during last Sunday’s 20-17 road loss to the Detroit Lions didn’t get to him.
“S-t, I don’t care. I’mma hoop.
That’s all I can do. All I can do is control what I can control.
I’mma go out there and play ball,” the former Alabama Crimson Tide star running back told reporters on Tuesday, via Matt Schneidman of The Athletic.
Jacobs missed the first six games of the season after landing on the commissioner’s exempt list following a no contest plea to two misdemeanor charges tied to an altercation with his then-girlfriend in May.
His first game back came with plenty of workload, as he was on the field for 35 offensive snaps in his 2026 season debut. The production, though, wasn’t clean. Jacobs finished with 36 rushing yards on 11 carries and didn’t score on the ground, leaving Green Bay stuck at 60 rushing yards on 19 attempts for a 3.2-yard average.
The Packers’ ground game had already been a problem before Jacobs returned, and that didn’t change against Detroit.
He did leave with a touchdown, though, coming through as a receiver. Jacobs caught five passes on seven targets for 55 yards and found the end zone in the loss.
Green Bay will get its next chance to get him rolling in Week 8, when it hosts the Carolina Panthers at Lambeau Field.
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