For now, the Josh Jacobs situation is at a standstill. The Green Bay Packers‘ star running back is out of jail for the time being, but there is still an investigation that is ongoing.

Jacobs was arrested on Tuesday and booked into a Brown County, Wisconsin, jail on five charges of domestic violence. There was apparently an incident over Memorial Day Weekend involving Jacobs and whoever accused him.

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That incident was on Saturday, and it led to the Hobart-Lawrence Police Department being dispatched.

Wisconsin has a mandatory arrest policy when it comes to cases of domestic abuse where there is probable cause. As such, Jacobs turned himself in to the Hobart-Lawrence Police Department on Tuesday, and he spent the night.

Jacobs was released from the Brown County jail on Wednesday, and the District Attorney’s office released a statement saying that it is not yet ready to make a formal charging decision.

“After reviewing the available evidence in this case, the Brown County District Attorney’s Office is not yet prepared to make a formal charging decision,” District Attorney David L. Lasee said in a statement, according to Rob Demovsky of ESPN. “Our office has requested additional investigation, as there is reason to believe that additional evidence may exist that would impact whether criminal charges are appropriate, and what charges would be issued. Mr. Jacobs will be released from custody at this time, and a final charging decision will be made by our office at a later date.”

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And that’s where we are right now. Formal charges haven’t been levied against Jacobs, but it’s worth noting that the charge of strangulation and suffocation is a felony if it stands.

Jacobs is certainly facing several massive legal ramifications if what is being alleged against him is true. He has denied the allegations via his lawyers and they released another statement on Wednesday when he got out of jail.

“We are extremely pleased that Josh has been released from custody and that no criminal charges have been filed against him,” attorneys David Chesnoff, Richard Schonfeld and Clarence Duchac said in a statement Wednesday. “As we previously stated, we encourage everyone to keep an open mind while the matter is fully reviewed. We remain confident that, once all of the evidence is gathered and evaluated, it will confirm that no charges should be brought against Josh in the future.”

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It’s worth noting that while Jacobs’ problems right now are all legal in nature, even the avoidance of a major criminal conviction does not guarantee that he’ll play in 2026.

“As of right now, it is a disturbing, troubling, problematic situation on many levels,” ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter said on Wednesday. “Under the collective bargaining agreement, the baseline suspension for any domestic offense is a minimum of six games. If any of these charges are proven to be true, Josh Jacobs is looking at a lengthy suspension.”

One of the most prominent cases of alleged domestic abuse by an NFL player that was proven to be true was the case of former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice. In that situation, a disturbing video of Rice striking his then-fiancée, Janay Palmer, in an elevator of an Atlantic City casino was released.

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Rice was initially suspended by the NFL for two games, but when that video was released, he was released by the Ravens and suspended indefinitely. He appealed that indefinite suspension and won, but he never did play in the NFL again after that video came out.

Schefter invoked the Rice video when discussing this situation with Jacobs.

To be clear, and at this time, there is no video evidence of the allegations against Jacobs that the public knows of.

Schefter brought up Rice’s situation to make a point, though, and that point is that the NFL will not hesitate to use the power it has in these types of situations.

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That is, of course, outside of the charges against said player being proven false. Other than that, per Schefter, there are not many rosy outcomes ahead for Jacobs as it relates to the NFL.

“There are a lot of different ways this can go. Almost none of them are good short of him being exonerated,” Schefter said.