Rob Demovsky Oct 30, 2026, 02:16 AM ET

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Rob Demovsky is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Green Bay Packers. He has covered the Packers since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2013. Demovsky is a two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the NSSA.

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- When Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs scored the first of his two touchdowns in Thursday night's 27-19 win over the Carolina Panthers , the broadcast cameras showed him celebrating in the end zone with his hands behind his back.

The video quickly went viral, considering Jacobs had been arrested earlier this year and was charged with misdemeanor battery and destruction of property following an incident with a woman at his Green Bay area home.

After the game, Jacobs was not happy that people connected the arrest with his celebration, which he said was an ode to a gospel song called "Break Every Chain."

"They didn't even get the whole celebration," Jacobs said, adding, "It was f---ing one second that they just showed…