Overview
- Jacobs scored two touchdowns in Green Bay’s 27-19 win Thursday night and briefly put his hands behind his back during one celebration, a move many viewers read as imitating handcuffs.
- He told reporters the gesture was an homage to the gospel song “Break Every Chain” and said Amazon Prime’s broadcast showed only a one-second clip of a longer planned routine with teammate Savion Williams.
- Jacobs was arrested in May and pleaded no contest in September to misdemeanor battery and criminal damage to property after which he spent six games on the NFL’s Commissioner's Exempt List.
- The league’s personal-conduct investigation remains open and could still result in further discipline despite Jacobs serving paid leave earlier this season.
- Local records reported by regional outlets and aggregated in national coverage say several other women made reports about alleged incidents dating to 2021, a development that has broadened public and media scrutiny of Jacobs.