Giants’ Jakob Johnson couldn’t be more excited for serendipitous Germany homecoming

The first thing Jakob Johnson planned to do upon his return home was stop in an authentic German bakery. 

Johnson, a Giants fullback who lived in Germany until he was 18 years old, lined up 52 tickets for friends and family to come to Sunday’s game against the Panthers at Allianz Arena — home of the Bayern Munich soccer team. 

The Giants practiced late Thursday afternoon, held meetings in East Rutherford then departed for an overnight flight to Munich, landing at around 10 a.m. local time (4 a.m. EST) with Friday’s practice to follow. 

“This is just a merry coincidence,” Johnson said of signing a free-agent deal with the Giants in August of the year that they play in his homeland. “I didn’t even know they were scheduled to have the Germany game when I signed, and Week 10 was a long way away when we were in the preseason.” 

The Giants have cut Johnson, 29, and re-signed him five times since then. 

“In the NFL, nothing is taken for granted,” Johnson said of his cycle of cuts and re-signings. “The Giants do a great job communicating, ‘We’ll try to bring you back as quickly as we can.’ ”