GREEN BAY

Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs will be removed from the commissioner exempt list on Monday, making him eligible to practice and play next week.

Jacobs will have missed the first six games of the season upon his return. Those missed games will count toward any potential suspension the league might impose. If a suspension exceeds six games, Jacobs would need to sit out additional playing time.

The NFL's investigation into Jacobs under its personal conduct policy remains ongoing, leaving open the possibility of a future suspension.

Jacobs was placed on the commissioner exempt list on Aug. 30 following a May 23 incident at his home near Green Bay. On Sept. 10, he pleaded no contest to battery and criminal destruction of property charges. He was convicted of battery, fined $1,000 and accepted a deferred judgment agreement on the property damage charge.

His attorneys, Clarence F. Duchac III, David Z. Chesnoff and Richard A. Schonfeld, said in a statement that Jacobs has dedicated recent months to self-improvement and accepts responsibility for his actions. He is ready to rejoin his teammates, the statement said.

The woman involved in the incident declined to speak with the NFL, citing privacy concerns, according to her attorney, Amir Tahmassebi. Jacobs spoke with the league about the matter.

A key obstacle in the league's investigation is its inability to access surveillance video from Jacobs' home. The criminal report noted the video showed part of the incident in Jacobs' garage but not inside the house.

Brown County Circuit Court Judge Marc A. Hammer lifted a temporary seal on case records on Sept. 24 and deferred the decision on releasing records to the Hobart/Lawrence police department. On Tuesday, the department announced its intention to release some records but did not specify whether the surveillance video would be included. The release was subsequently delayed pending appeals.

Both Jacobs and the woman filed a joint lawsuit Wednesday to block the release of evidence and seek permanent sealing of the records.