Jakob Johnson is headed for the open market. As was announced by his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, the New England Patriots have declined to use a restricted free agency tender to keep their fullback in the fold for another year.
While that does not necessarily mean that Johnson will play elsewhere in 2022, he is set to test the free agency waters on March 16.
Johnson, 27, originally joined the Patriots via the NFL’s International Pathway Program in 2019. He has been with the club ever since, and has made his way from the bottom of the roster, to the practice squad, to the active roster.