Green Bay still doesn’t have any fresh information on Josh Jacobs’ status, and Matt LaFleur made that clear Monday.
The Packers coach said the team has not received any league update on the running back, who pleaded no contest to charges of battery and criminal damage to property tied to an incident involving his then-girlfriend. For now, Jacobs remains on the NFL’s commissioner exempt list, and there is still no timetable for his return while the league continues its investigation and seeks evidence from the case, including video from Jacobs’ garage. That video is being discussed as something that could be permanently sealed, with the final call set to be made by the Hobart-Lawrence police department.
LaFleur also said edge defender Micah Parsons will not practice this week because he has not been cleared by the medical staff. The concern there, according to LaFleur, is making sure Parsons’ legs are equally as strong as each other so the team can reduce the risk of a future injury.
There was a little more optimism elsewhere on the defensive line. LaFleur said Jordon Riley, who tore his Achilles last season, is “pretty close” to returning, and that Anthony Campbell will “get rolling this week.”
That group needs the help. Green Bay’s defensive line depth has been tested by two players being poached at the position, along with major injuries to Warren Brinson and Javon Hargrave. Brinson is on injured reserve, and Hargrave tore his Achilles and is expected to miss the rest of the 2026 season.
Riley is on the physically unable to perform list, and Campbell missed last week because of injury. Even with those issues, the Packers only have four healthy interior defensive linemen on their 53-man roster right now, while they usually go into games with five or more at that spot.
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