- Josh Jacobs is set to come off the commissioner exempt list on Monday, and that changes the Packers’ Week 7 outlook in a very direct way: he can practice next week and is eligible to play against the Detroit Lions on October 25.
- The NFL’s investigation remains ongoing, and additional discipline is still possible depending on the findings.
- The Packers’ running game has been one of the league’s least productive units, with 3.1 yards per carry, which ranks 31st.
- In six career games against the Lions, Jacobs has run for 491 yards and seven touchdowns.
- “Of the Lions’ 12 remaining games, six of them are within the NFC North and a win over the Packers would be a step in the right direction, especially with the return of Josh Jacobs.”
Josh Jacobs’ return shifts Packers-Lions Week 7 from paperwork to game-planning
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Sources & Referenced Reporting
- lombardiave.com, “Josh Jacobs to be removed from commissioner exempt list: What it means for Packers,” Oct. 16, 2026.
- sidelionreport.com, “Josh Jacobs’s return gives Lions another reason to worry about the Packers in Week 7,” Oct. 16, 2026.
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