Josh Jacobs is resolving the criminal charges in his battery case ... pleading no contest to two misdemeanor charges stemming from an alleged violent altercation with his girlfriend.
The Green Bay Packers star appeared in a Wisconsin courtroom Thursday and pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of battery and criminal damage to property.
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Jacobs was ordered to have no contact with the woman, attend counseling and pay her restitution ... and he was slapped with a $1,000 fine on the battery charge. His attorney told the court Jacobs has already voluntarily started counseling.
Mark Sanchez has agreed to plead guilty in connection to the stabbing incident that took place in Indianapolis last year ... TMZ has learned.
According to court documents ... the former New York Jets star came to an agreement with prosecutors just 5 days before his criminal trial was set to begin -- asking the judge to set aside the trial start date and "set this matter for a guilty plea and sentencing hearing."
Sanchez's legal advisor, Nick Sanchez Jr., said, “This is a positive development. We are finalizing an agreement with the prosecutor’s office that provides a path toward resolving the state’s case. We’re also encouraged by the constructive conversations taking place regarding the related civil matter. There is real momentum toward bringing this entire chapter to a close."
Tiger Woods' plea deal may put a crimp in his game, because the judge may have made golf carts off-limits for the next 5 years.
As we reported, Tiger struck a plea deal in his DUI case, pleading no contest to reckless driving and refusing to take a urine test. The deal included Tiger pledging not to drive a motor vehicle for the next 5 years.
And the judge fired off this warning to Tiger in court ... "There are no exceptions. If you were to drive for any reason at all, you would go immediately back to jail."
Josh Jacobs has been sidelined by the NFL amid his criminal case ... TMZ Sports has learned the league placed the Packers star running back on the Commissioner's Exempt List.
We're told by the NFL Jacobs may not practice or attend games while he's on the list.
The league tells us Jacobs can, however, be permitted at the Packers' facility on a limited basis -- with the club's permission -- for meetings, individual workouts, therapy and rehab, along with other approved non-football activities.
Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Keenan Allen was arrested early Sunday morning in Indianapolis ... after cops accused the veteran NFL star of driving while intoxicated.
According to jail records, Allen, 34, was booked on charges of OWI while endangering another person, as well as DWI with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 or higher early Sunday morning. Both offenses are listed as misdemeanors.
A rep for Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department tells TMZ ... shortly after 1:00 AM, IMPD officers conducted a traffic investigation in the 100 block of S. Meridian Street after observing a vehicle park in a no-parking zone.
American sprinter Marvin Bracy-Williams was arrested for driving under the influence, TMZ Sports has learned.
According to court docs obtained by TMZ Sports, Marvin was busted on August 3 in Orlando, Florida.
Police said they arrived at the scene to find a tow truck pulling Marvin's car out of a ditch. The tow truck driver told cops he showed up to the scene to find Marvin passed out at the wheel with the car still running and in gear.
Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs was charged with battery and criminal damage to property after his ex accused him of attacking her ... TMZ has learned.
Court docs obtained by TMZ show Wisconsin prosecutors hit Josh with two misdemeanor charges stemming from his May 23 arrest.
The paperwork revealed details from the arrest ... cops went to a home after getting a report for a disturbance between a man and a woman and were told by a man at the house that Josh's girlfriend was involved in the incident. Cops say they caught up with the girlfriend at a neighbor's house, and she told them she had a lump on her head due to Josh.
Miles Sanders, a veteran NFL running back, was arrested in Pennsylvania and hit with a DUI charge ... TMZ has confirmed.
Sanders, who is currently a free agent, was charged last week with driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance and careless driving ... according to court records obtained by TMZ.
He was arrested June 8 in Churchill Borough outside of Pittsburgh ... near where he grew up.
Former boxer Adrien Broner is facing a criminal trespass charge after cops say he showed up at a Florida casino despite being banned for life ... TMZ has learned.
According to court documents, Adrien is charged with trespass in connection with an alleged incident at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.
The Seminole Police Department report says officers were called to the casino in April 2024 over an alleged trespass. They say Adrien was issued a lifetime ban from the casino back in August 2023 ... but claim he came back anyway, leading to his arrest.
Rashod Bateman's baby mama told a prosecutor days after their June incident that he never shoved her into a wall or put his hands on her ... walking back the account she initially gave cops.
Marissa Crumley authorized Bateman's attorneys to provide TMZ with the email she sent on June 8, five days after the alleged incident, in which she said she wanted to explain the "true side of the story."
Crumley wrote that officers pressured her into identifying Bateman and invaded her privacy by lifting her head wrap to photograph marks on her face. She claimed the bruises and marks were self-inflicted "out of emotion and frustration."
Rashod Batemanallegedly shoved the mother of his child into a wall during a fight inside their home ... hours before cops say he used a screwdriver to wreck her Mercedes while their infant daughter sat inside.
According to a police report, obtained by TMZ, the Baltimore Ravens wide receiver's girlfriend, Marissa Crumley, told officers an argument erupted around 3:30 AM on June 3 ... she claimed they were fighting over her past, with Bateman allegedly calling her a "liar."
Crumley told cops Bateman pushed her into a corner wall, leaving her with facial contusions. She said he later told her to pack her things and leave the home.
3:13 PM PT -- Rashod's lawyer, Jordan Siev at Reed Smith, tells TMZ ... "It is unfortunate that a personal family situation has been taken completely out of context for sensational reasons. We will let the court process play out and the facts will come out at that time."
2:32 PM PT -- A spokesperson for the Baltimore Ravens tells TMZ ... "We are aware of the situation involving Rashod and have been in direct communication with him. We notified the league office and have been cooperating throughout the process. As this is a pending legal matter, we will not have further comment."
NFL star Rashod Bateman is accused of family violence in Georgia after he allegedly smashed the windows of his baby mama's car ... while his 3-month-old was inside ... TMZ has learned.
According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, the alleged victim told cops the incident happened around 6 AM on June 3.
Authorities claim Rashod used an object to break the windshield and driver's side window of the alleged victim's 2021 Benz.
Marcellus Wiley's estranged wife, Annemarie Wiley, was allegedly kept in the dark about his Florida domestic violence case before prosecutors ultimately declined to pursue the charge ... TMZ Sports has learned.
Sources close to Annemarie tell us Florida authorities never alerted her about the decision not to pursue the charge in the case, leaving her in the dark.
As we previously reported, prosecutors said they declined to file charges because the testimonial evidence was not corroborated by physical or other evidence and was therefore insufficient to secure a conviction.
Rashee Rice is finally opening up about his 30-day stretch behind bars -- and the Kansas City Chiefs wideout isn't sugarcoating the impact it's had on him.
Speaking to reporters for the first time since getting out, the star receiver called his jail stint a straight-up "reality check" and a "learning experience" during media availability at training camp on Tuesday.
"A learning experience. A reality check, and don't focus on the past, focus on what's going on right now," the 26-year-old Super Bowl champ said.
Rice was locked up in mid-May after testing positive for THC, a violation of the terms of his probation stemming back to the wild multi-car crash on a Texas highway back in 2024.
Former NFL star Marcellus Wiley is no longer facing a criminal charge over an alleged domestic violence incident involving his estranged wife, Annemarie Wiley ... TMZ has learned.
According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, prosecutors in Orange County, Florida, told the court they would not be pursuing the case.
The filing states prosecutors declined to file charges because "testimonial evidence received is not corroborated by any physical or other evidence and is therefore insufficient to obtain a conviction."
In other words, it sounds like prosecutors didn't feel there was enough evidence for an easy conviction.
James Harden's Texas gun case has been dismissed ... after the NBA star was arrested in Houston and charged with the unlawful carrying of a weapon.
The Harris County District Attorney submitted the dismissal request Thursday -- which was obtained by TMZ -- after prosecutors say Harden completed an "alternative resolution agreement." The California Post was the first to report.
It's unclear what the agreement is ... but a judge signed off on the motion and dismissed the case on Thursday ... meaning the case won't be hanging over Harden's head by the time the NBA season rolls around in the fall.
