The NFL has placed Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs on the Commissioner’s Exempt List. This decision was first reported by Adam Schefter of ESPN on Sunday. The Commissioner’s Exempt List allows the league to take action when a player is involved in legal issues or other serious matters, effectively sidelining them from team activities while the situation is resolved.
a player continues to receive his salary and benefits but is not permitted to practice, play in games or take part in regular team activities at the team facility While on the list. Importantly, being placed on the exempt list does not represent a final disciplinary ruling from the league, rather it is an administrative measure. However, the league’s Collective Bargaining Agreement and personal conduct policy provide a framework for discipline in domestic violence cases. A first violation under the NFL’s domestic violence policy can bring a minimum six-game suspension. Should the league determine that Jacobs violated its personal conduct policy, that six-game threshold could become the starting point for his potential punishment. Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst acknowledged Wednesday that the team has already considered a scenario in which Jacobs misses time.
