After spending his first three professional seasons as a New England Patriot, fullback Jakob Johnson signed with the Las Vegas Raiders this past Thursday, reuniting him with Josh McDaniels.
Johnson signing with the Raiders initially came as a surprise to many due to his success in Foxboro through the NFL’s International Player Pathway Program, but as he later explained during a recent interview in his native Germany, the Patriots informed him that his position no longer exists.
“The Patriots have informed me that they will no longer need my services next season simply because they will no longer have my position on the roster,” Johnson said to DPA News in Berlin.