Jacobs Fallout, Preseason Takeaways + Mailbag - Fantasy Football Podcast for 8/31

Andy Holloway, Jason Moore, and Mike Wright kick off the August 31st episode of the Fantasy Footballers podcast by diving straight into the biggest news dominating the fantasy football landscape: the Josh Jacobs situation. The hosts acknowledge the tumultuous nature of the past two weekends, with a flurry of fantasy drafts taking place alongside a cascade of news that could entirely disrupt those drafts.

The Josh Jacobs Saga

The headline news from yesterday morning was the NFL's decision to place Packers running back Josh Jacobs on the Commissioner's Exempt List. This move came shortly after the Packers traded for running back Caleb Johnson. Mike Wright immediately expressed his disbelief and frustration, sarcastically referring to Johnson as "nothing" and a "loser." Andy Holloway, however, emphasized the seriousness of the situation, noting that the NFL's decision to place Jacobs on the exempt list a few days after his original charges were reduced suggests they possess more information from their investigation. Holloway highlighted that while some players like Julius Peppers and Alvin Kamara have spent shorter periods on the list, others have never played football again after being placed on it. He stressed that if the video related to Jacobs's arrest becomes public and is incriminating, Jacobs might never play another game of football. The hosts reiterated that the minimum suspension for a domestic violence situation in the NFL is six games, and Jacobs's court hearing is scheduled for November. They speculate that the NFL may have already seen the video and is getting ahead of the situation by placing him on the exempt list.