Josh Jacobs injury update after suffering hand injury vs. Patriots

Green Bay Packers‘ running back Josh Jacobs suffered a hand injury against the New England Patriots in Week 9. Jacobs appeared to suffer the injury trying to stiff arm a New England Patriots defender. Jacobs was running towards the sideline during the first quarter when he stuck out his hand to hold off Patriots safety Craig Woodson. The running back got a handful of facemask and appeared to get one of his fingers caught. He went out of bounds and left the game. He jogged to the locker room a short time later. Jacobs had four carries for five yards before getting hurt.MORE: Josh Jacobs’ off-field issues creating on-field problems for PackersJosh Jacobs suffers hand injuryA look at what might’ve caused Josh Jacobs’ hand injury #Packers https://t.co/I2yaFcxgyt— Cameron Ezeir (@camezeir) November 8, 2026Josh Jacobs Has Left The Game And Is Running To The Locker Room. Looks Like He’s Gonna Be Getting Something Checked Out. https://t.co/g1iQlgloap— SM Highlights (@SMHighlights1) November 8, 2026Jacobs is questionable, but did return to the sideline where he continued to be in visible discomfort.Jacobs had 32 carries for 75 yards in his first two games of the season. He started the season on the Commissioner’s Exempt List because of domestic violence charges and missed the first six games of the season. He returned in Week 7. After the Packers’ win last week more allegations surfaced. Jacobs did what appeared to be a handcuff celebration after scoring a touchdown in his first game back. He explained that it was an homage to a gospel song and saying the whole celebration was not shown. “They’re going to make it something that it wasn’t but it is what it is.”The Packers have struggled to run the ball all season and Jacobs’ return didn’t immediately change that. Midway through the season the Packers were 5-3 and stuck in last place in the NFC North.—Enjoy free coverage of the top news & trending stories with The Big Lead Newsletter—