 On February 8, 2017, Jacobs signed a two-year deal with the Panthers, and was not kept after that.Having been a member of the Panthers for six seasons as a core special teamer, head coach Ron Rivera personally asked Jacobs if he would consider making the transition to coaching for the team, to which he agreed.Following Rivera's firing and subsequent hiring by the Washington Redskins in 2020, Jacobs joined their staff as the assistant special teams coach as well.