{"id":260275,"date":"2026-08-30T05:58:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T05:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/30\/matt-lafleur-addresses-josh-jacobs-future-with-packers\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T05:58:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T05:58:04","slug":"matt-lafleur-addresses-josh-jacobs-future-with-packers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/30\/matt-lafleur-addresses-josh-jacobs-future-with-packers\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt LaFleur addresses Josh Jacobs&#8217; future with Packers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>With the season opener just around the corner, the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/depth\/_\/name\/gb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Green Bay Packers\u00a0<\/a>still don&#8217;t know much about Josh Jacobs&#8217; situation.<\/p>\n<p>The superstar running back was arrested earlier in the offseason, and he&#8217;s now facing two misdemeanor charges stemming from the alleged incident.<\/p>\n<p>That, plus the fact that he doesn&#8217;t have more guaranteed money on his contract, prompted speculation about whether he could be released.<\/p>\n<p>According to head coach Matt LaFleur, that won&#8217;t be the case.<\/p>\n<h2>The Packers won&#8217;t cut ties with Josh Jacobs\u00a0<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I fully anticipate him being a member of our team,&#8221; LaFleur <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/49759295\/matt-lafleur-fully-anticipate-josh-jacobs-packers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>, per ESPN. &#8220;You&#8217;ve got to let everything play out. But I anticipate him being a member of our football team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Packers have been supportive of the former Las Vegas Raiders standout from the start of the process, though they understandably haven&#8217;t been able to discuss the situation in detail.<\/p>\n<p>That said, there has been recent speculation about whether the league could suspend him for the season opener. Unsurprisingly, when asked about that, the head coach also pleaded the fifth:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t really comment on that because I don&#8217;t know,&#8221; LaFleur said.<\/p>\n<p>Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst was a bit less coy. He acknowledged that the team was considering the possibility that Jacobs wouldn&#8217;t be on the field in Week 1, though that didn&#8217;t mean he wouldn&#8217;t be on the roster.<\/p>\n<p>Even so, the league has yet to announce any discipline, and it&#8217;s unclear whether a potential suspension would come before Week 1.<\/p>\n<p>It looks like there&#8217;s a lot the Packers don&#8217;t know about this situation. What they do know is that Josh Jacobs isn&#8217;t going anywhere.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004\">\n    !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n    {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n    n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n    if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n    n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n    t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n    fbq('init', '1324276914788316');\n    fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/articles\/matt_lafleur_addresses_josh_jacobs_future_with_packers\/s1_13132_44233595\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the season opener just around the corner, the\u00a0Green Bay Packers\u00a0still don&#8217;t know much about Josh Jacobs&#8217; situation. The superstar running back was arrested earlier in the offseason, and he&#8217;s now facing two misdemeanor charges stemming from the alleged incident. 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