GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs says he was paying homage to a gospel song rather than making light of his recent arrest when he briefly had his hands behind his back while celebrating a touchdown Thursday night.
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Packers' Jacobs says TD celebration that drew criticism was modeled after a gospel song
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Packers' Josh Jacobs Adamantly Denies TD Celebration Theory Involving Handcuffs
Packers running back Josh Jacobs drew criticism for appearing to mimic handcuffs after scoring against Carolina, a gesture widely seen as referencing his arrest in a domestic-abuse case. Jacobs missed the season’s first six games and later pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges; the NFL had not a…
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs says he was paying homage to a gospel song rather than making light of his recent arrest when he briefly had his hands behind his back while celebrating a touchdown Thursday night.
Green Bay RB claims gesture was an ode to gospel song Jacobs pleaded no contest to battery charges last month Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs says he was paying homage to a gospel song rather than making light of his recent arrest when he briefly had his hands behind his back while celebr…
Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs says the celebration that set off social media after his latest touchdown was a tribute to a gospel song, not a joke about his recent arrest. In the second quarter of the Packers’ 27-19 win over the Carolina Panthers, Jacobs scored on a 1-yard run and brief…
Packers running back Josh Jacobs is trying to set the record straight about his controversial "handcuffs" celebration Thursday night and what he really meant.
Green Bay Packers star Josh Jacobs said his hands-behind-the-back touchdown celebration was inspired by the gospel song "Break Every Chain," not his offseason arrest.
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