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ESPN first reported the filing of the motion.
Jacobs pleaded no contest on Thursday to misdemeanor charges of
battery and criminal damage to property stemming from a May
altercation with his then-girlfriend.
The woman said Jacobs grabbed her and threw her to the ground as
she was trying to exit a garage door, causing her to hit her
head. Police said Jacobs also took a phone from her while she
was on the ground.
According to a criminal complaint, the woman’s statement was
corroborated by surveillance video from the camera system in the
garage. That video hasn’t been released.
In a brief supporting the motion, the woman said she was seeking
“to seal and restrict public disclosure of police and
supplemental reports, dispatch and communications records,
recordings, photographs, witness statements, investigative
notes, forensic materials, medical or treatment-related
information, digital evidence, and other documents or media.”
The brief indicated she wanted “only to prevent unnecessary
public disclosure of information that identifies or locates
(her), reveals intimate details of the victimization or creates
a material risk of further harm to her.”
Jacobs was charged in late August and the NFL subsequently
placed him on the commissioner’s exempt list, which prevents the
three-time Pro Bowler from playing or practicing but allows him
to keep receiving a paycheck. Players on the commissioner’s
exempt list are allowed at team facilities for meetings,
individual workouts, therapy and rehabilitation and other
non-football activities.
Jacobs could face a league suspension.
After pleading no contest to the battery charge, Jacobs was
ordered to pay a $1,000 fine plus court costs. Under an
agreement with prosecutors, the criminal damage charge can be
dismissed in a year if he fulfills terms that include staying
out of trouble, avoiding the victim, submitting to supervision,
completing counseling and paying restitution to the victim.
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