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Josh Jacobs may need to play in pain for rest of season
RB continues "battling through" knee injury
By: Doug Orth | Dec 17 2025, 11:30 pm
| The nature of Josh Jacobs’ physical running style means the Packers tailback might have to continue battling through a knee injury for the rest of this season. The Packers got a reminder of that early in their game against the Broncos. Jacobs took a shot to his knee on a short-yardage run in the first quarter. LaFleur did not say on what run the contact occurred, but Jacobs took a shot to his knees against Broncos safety Talanoa Hufanga on a third-and-1 pitch to the left side. Hufanga dropped Jacobs for a 2-yard loss after blowing up a block on the perimeter.
Jacobs bent over at his waist after getting up to his feet, appearing to be in pain.
“He’s battling through,” LaFleur said. “This guy is as tough as they come. So I’ll never count him out of the fight, I’ll tell you that. But if we were practicing today, absolutely he would not practice. (PackersNews.com)
FFToday's Take: The Packers held a walk-through on Tuesday and, as a result, submitted an estimation of a practice report. The fact that Jacobs would not have practiced even if the Packers held a practice is noteworthy, although it is not quite a cause for concern quite yet - especially for those managers who have Jacobs and Emanuel Wilson on their rosters. Assuming Jacobs is good to go for Saturday's game as expected, consider him a solid RB1 who is slighly more risky than usual given his knee issue.
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