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Packers RB Josh Jacobs (groin) returning to practice

By Thomson Reuters Aug 18, 2026 | 11:33 AM

Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs returned to practice on Tuesday, head ​coach Matt LaFleur confirmed.

“He’ll be ‌out there today,” LaFleur said of Jacobs, who had been sidelined for nearly two weeks by a ‌groin ​injury.

Jacobs dealt with ⁠numerous injuries last ⁠season, rushing for 929 yards and 13 touchdowns in 15 games (all starts). He also had ​36 receptions for 282 yards and a score.

Signed to a ⁠four-year, $48 million deal ⁠in 2024, Jacobs is ​a three-time Pro Bowl selection (2020, ​2022, 2024). He also was a ‌first-team All Pro in 2022, when he led the NFL in rushing yards with 1,653 ⁠yards as a member of the Las Vegas Raiders.

Jacobs, 28, has rushed ⁠for 7,803 ‌yards with 74 ⁠TDs in 105 games (104 ​starts) ‌with the Raiders (2019-23) and Packers. ​He ⁠has 269 catches for 2,072 yards and two scores. The Raiders picked him in the first round in the 2019 draft.

–Field ​Level Media