Josh Jacobs Says His Handcuffs-Looking TD Celebration Was a Gospel Song Tribute, Not a Joke About His Arrest

Josh Jacobs found the end zone against the Panthers on Thursday night, and then he found himself explaining the celebration.

After a short touchdown run in the Packers' win, Jacobs briefly put his hands behind his back, which a lot of viewers read as a nod to being handcuffed. It came just two games into his return from the NFL's commissioner's exempt list, CBS Sports reports.

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Jacobs says that is not what it was. He told reporters he and wide receiver Savion Williams planned the bit as a tribute to the gospel song "Break Every Chain," and the broadcast only caught a sliver of it. "They didn't even get the whole celebration," he said, per CBS Sports. "It was one second that they just saw me." A longer clip appears to show Williams running over and miming unlocking Jacobs' wrists before Jacobs breaks free.

Jacobs was placed on the exempt list after being charged in August over a May incident in which his then-girlfriend alleged he threw her to the ground, according to AP. He pleaded no contest last month to misdemeanor charges. Some outlets have suggested the league could still look at a fine.

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Sources: CBS Sports, AP News, ESPN

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