HOUSTON – The Texans are signing former New York Giants and New England Patriots fullback Jakob Johnson to a one-year deal.
He’s represented by agent Drew Rosenhaus.
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The deal reunites him with former Patriots tight ends and fullbacks coach Nick Caley, the Texans’ new offensive coordinator.
Caley, his position coach in New England, once nicknamed Johnson, a native of Germany, the “German Tank.”
“Any time you can see the big guy get out in the open field, he got to use the stiff arm there,” Caley once said of the 6-foot-3, 255-pound Stuttgart, Germany native.
Johnson has 19 career receptions for 105 yards and one touchdown. He has 11 career tackles.
Johnson has also played for the Las Vegas Raiders. He played in three games last season for New York.
Johnson, 30, was initially signed by the Patriots as part of the NFL International Player Pathway program. He was previously with the Stuttgart Scorpions in the German Football League.
He played collegiately at Tennessee as a linebacker and was an All-Southeastern Conference academic honor roll selection.
Aaron Wilson is a Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and click2houston.com.
