Terrence Parsons Jr. has never been shy about sharing bold opinions on his brother, Micah Parsons, and the NFL. Now, he has weighed in on Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs after his arrest and criminal charges.
However, former Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Emmanuel Acho disagreed with Parsons Jr.’s defense of Jacobs.
Emmanuel Acho Calls Out Micah Parsons’ Brother For Supporting Josh JacobsThe incident unfolded when police responded to a disturbance complaint involving Jacobs on May 23 in Hobart, Wis. Officers arrested him on suspicion of battery, criminal damage to property, disorderly conduct, strangulation and suffocation, and intimidation of a victim.
Jacobs’ attorneys said he “vehemently denies the allegations.” Prosecutors later said they were not prepared to make a formal charging decision and requested more investigation. Jacobs left custody on May 27.
On Aug. 27, Parsons Jr. shared his thoughts on X and pushed back against people calling for Jacobs’ career to take a hit.
“I’ll never be afraid to stand on what I believe in… y’all act like he sucker-punched that girl; this ain’t a Ray Rice situation. Never said he was right, but it ain’t right calling for that man’s career,” he wrote.
Soon after, Acho answered those comments on the “Speakeasy” podcast. The former Eagles linebacker argued that people should not minimize violence because the alleged action involved a shove instead of a punch.
“Me and Terrence Parsons have gone back and forth before, but right now you’re tripping,” he said. “You’re tripping for several reasons. Let’s not get so numb to violence against women that we look at a shove as normalized. Let’s not get so numb to violence against women that we suggest.”
Acho also pushed his argument further by pointing to Jacobs’ physical profile and the force behind his game.
“Well, Josh Jacobs ain’t a puncher, so because he ain’t a puncher, he should be cool. Remember that same shove that he may have used against that woman is the same stiff arm that he uses against all pro linebackers like Fred Warner that are trying to come out and tackle him.
“This is not some scrawny sixth grader in chemistry who may have shoved that individual. This is an All-Pro caliber NFL professional athlete.”
More importantly, Acho does not want people to dismiss domestic violence because the alleged act did not involve a punch. He believes the conversation should stay focused on the seriousness of the accusation.
“I don’t want to get so desensitized to domestic violence, particularly against women, that we now look at a shove and suggest, well, it was just a shove. Gee, to me there is no space for domestic violence. Period. I’m not going to now try to quantify and qualify domestic violence and say, well, it was just a shove. We all get mad, right? We don’t all get mad to that degree.”
Jacobs’ legal situationremains unresolved. The Brown County District Attorney’s Office on Aug. 27 charged Jacobs with misdemeanor battery and misdemeanor criminal damage to property. The felony strangulation charge and remaining misdemeanor counts from his arrest were not pursued.
For now, Jacobs remains eligible to play when healthy. The running back is recovering from a groin injury that limited him during camp.
This article originally appeared on Pro Football Network.
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