Eagles RT Lane Johnson: This Will Potentially Be My Last Year

Eagles RT Lane Johnson said during a press conference following his return on Saturday that this could potentially be his last NFL season.

There were questions about whether or not Johnson would return for the 2025 season given his health issues, but he ultimately opted to come back.

He has recently taken some time away from the past four practices as the team gave him an excused absence to deal with personal matters, including a situation involving his mother’s health.

Johnson, 36, is a former first-round pick of the Eagles back in 2013. He had one year remaining on his four-year, $19.853 million rookie contract when the Eagles elected to sign him to a five-year extension worth $56.26 million back in 2016. 

The Eagles signed Johnson to a four-year, $72 million extension that included $54.595 million guaranteed in 2019. Johnson was set to make base salaries of $7 million and $14.155 million over the next two years of his deal when he signed another one-year extension last offseason, then another one in 2025.

He’s under contract through the 2027 season.  

In 2025, Johnson appeared in and started 10 games at right tackle for the Eagles. Pro Football Focus had him graded as the No. 18 tackle out of 89 qualifying players.