Going along with Jim's comment: One thing to keep in mind re: was it 'domestic' or not: Wisconsin's statute of whether an incident is 'domestic violence' (i.e., can be charged as such) is VERY limiting. In order for it to be considered domestic violence, the parties have to be married, living together, or have a child together. If none of those apply, you CANNOT charge domestic violence - regardless of whether the incident would fit with what most people would consider DV. Hearing the DA's comments in this case, I don't think it's a stretch to think he was really saying "I would have charged DV, but my hands were tied by the state statute"...

But as Jim notes, the NFL does not have those limitations. They can call it whatever they want. Then, as Ry said, it comes down to player's union appeals, etc...

I suspect if the NFL came down with 6 games, they'd appeal it down to 3; if they come down with 3 games, Jacobs (and his lawyers) might just take that and run. Especially if it takes another couple weeks to determine. Keep in mind: time served on the "exempt" list counts against any suspension that is eventually handed down... the only difference is that the 'exempt' list is paid, so he would basically have to give back his salary for those games that count as part of the suspension...