After being on the NFL commissioner's exempt list to begin the season, running back Josh Jacobs was finally given the green light to return. With the Green Bay Packers set to take on the Detroit Lions on Sunday, it appears he'll actually get a chance to play in Week 7.

Reports indicate that the 28-year-old ball carrier has officially been activated to join Green Bay's roster, according to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network. For now, it's unclear exactly how involved Jacobs will be in the offense, but expectations are for him to receive the bulk of the workload out of the backfield.

“Significant transactions: — The Packers have activated RB Josh Jacobs to the active roster from the exempt list,” Rapoport reported.

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