The next turn for Jakob Johnson. The New York Giants have released the NFL pro after bringing him back just before the Munich Game.
The never-ending story of Jakob Johnson in the NFL continues. Just days after his release from the New York Giants, the German fullback returned to the team’s practice squad. Now he’s been released again. The 29-year-old announced this on social media in a short video message.
“Anyone who has followed me a bit this year has noticed that I have been going through a lot of ups and downs,” said the Stuttgart native. ‘Practice squad, active roster, then back on the street.’ The question he gets most often is, ”Jakob, how does this affect you?”
While he would like to say that he is “pissed off” or “emotionally exhausted,” that simply isn’t true: “Hard work and how much hard work you put in still doesn’t guarantee you the results you want. As much as I want to play again, as much as I want to make year six a success, how hard I work is not defined by what kind of result I get.”
Johnson took over shortly before the Munich Game from kicker Jude McAtamney, who was promoted to the active roster before the game against the Washington Commanders on Sunday. In turn, the actual starting kicker Greg Joseph was placed on the IR list.
For Johnson, the latest release is the next chapter in his odyssey this season. The 29-year-old has been commuting back and forth between the Giants’ practice squad, active roster, and release on a regular basis this season.
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The Giants had lost the Munich game of the NFL against the Carolina Panthers in the Allianz Arena in front of 70,132 fans 17-20 after overtime. Johnson was not on the roster.
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