Green Bay Packers working back Josh Jacobs says he was paying homage to a gospel track rather than making mild of his current arrest when he briefly had his arms behind his back while celebrating a landing Thursday evening.

This was Jacobs’ second recreation of the season after coming off the commissioner’s exempt record.

He was positioned on that record after fees were filed against him in August stemming from a May altercation with his then-girlfriend during which she said he threw her to the floor.

Packers RB Josh Jacobs says his TD celebration was impressed by the gospel track “Break Every Chain,” not a reference to his current arrest. Getty Images

Jacobs pleaded no contest last month to misdemeanor fees of battery and legal harm to property.

Jacobs had just scored on a 1-yard run in the second quarter of the Packers’ 27-19 victory over the Carolina Panthers when he put his arms behind his back for a second while accepting congratulations from teammates.

The video garnered loads of consideration on social media as some who watched on tv believed Jacobs was simulating getting handcuffed.

Jacobs said he instead was modeling his celebration after a gospel track called “Break Every Chain.”

“The guys did it with me,” Jacobs said. “I didn’t think it was going to be a thing that can be perceived a certain type of way. But it’s 2026, and it is what it is.”

Jacobs had just scored on a 1-yard run in the second quarter of the Packers’ 27-19 victory over the Carolina Panthers when he put his arms behind his back for a second. AP Photo/Mike Roemer

This was Jacobs’ second recreation of the season after coming off the commissioner’s exempt record. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

Jacobs said he had spoken with Savion Williams and other receivers before making his season debut, and they came up with the concept that he would do a celebration thanking God after his first landing of the season.

That celebration occurred Sunday, as he went to his knees and raised his arms aloft after scoring in a 20-17 loss at Detroit.

They also had deliberate this “Break Every Chain” celebration after his second landing of the season. When Jacobs was requested about placing his arms behind his back as half of the celebration, he famous that the telecast only confirmed a temporary portion of what he did.

“It was more to it than that,” Jacobs said. “They stopped showing the celebration after that. Like I said, it is what it is.”

Jacobs hadn’t been in a position to play or apply while he was on the commissioner’s exempt record. He was eliminated from that record last week, enabling him to play again even though the NFLs investigation of him stays ongoing.