Fantasy Football Advice on Josh Jacobs

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I don't draft him right now because the risk just seems a little bit too high... I feel like he's going to be suspended. I don't see how we can see all the news around what happened and be like, 'Oh, yeah, the league's not going to care at all about this.'

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The analyst is not drafting Jacobs due to suspension risk, believing the NFL will likely suspend him for 6-8 games despite uncertainty about the exact length, making him too risky even in the late third round.

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Jacobs faces NFL suspension decision after multiple abuse allegations; exempt list time counts toward penalty.

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I don't see how the Packers can move forward with Josh Jacobs. Multiple allegations of abuse provide a bright line, even in the NFL.

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Jacobs pleaded no contest to battery charges; three other women made abuse allegations.

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Multiple women accused Jacobs of abuse in newly-released police records: January 2022 incident (slapping, hair-grabbing, throat-grabbing, phone confi...

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Josh JacobsNeutralUsage

Jacobs played 70%+ of Packers RB snaps in Week 8 despite legal issues.

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Jacobs averages 1.9 yards per carry on 21 attempts despite 2 TDs.

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