The New York Giants have terminated the contract of veteran fullback Jakob Johnson. Again.
Johnson has spent months on and off the Giants’ active roster and practice squad, and will likely be added back in the near future.
In addition to releasing Johnson, the Giants also placed tight end Lawrence Cager on practice squad injured reserve (IR).
“Cager will probably be down here on IR,” head coach Brian Daboll revealed before the team’s walkthrough practice on Tuesday.
Replacing Cager is tight end Joel Wilson, who was among Monday’s group of workout players.
“The tight ends play quite a bit of football, physical. We’ve used a lot of multiple tight end groupings. So, for look teams and show teams down the road, I think we need some legs,” Daboll said of working out tight ends.
Wilson, 24, signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted rookie free agent out of Central Michigan in 2023. He’s also spent time with the Buffalo Bills and Green Bay Packers but has not appeared in a regular season game.
Meanwhile, replacing Johnson on the active roster is linebacker Ty Summers, who was out of standard elevations.
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With an open spot remaining on the practice squad, Johnson is likely to be re-signed and then elevated ahead of Thursday’s game.
