Adrian Fedkiw
Lane Johnson is back after serving his 10-game suspension and Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson proclaimed him as the starter at right tackle during his press conference Monday heading into Thursday night’s game against the New York Giants.
Going into this game, considering the nature of the injuries we’ve had, and with Lane being back today, Lane will go in as the starter
Is there a risk of injury with Johnson getting thrown right back into the fire at right tackle after missing all of that time? Pederson says “it’s possible.”
Just have to see, when I put my eyes on Lane, see where he is physically, and what he’s been doing over the last 10 weeks. But he’s such a tremendous athlete that I wouldn’t expect anything too traumatic to happen in the net couple weeks. But obviously it’s possible.
Pederson claimed to not have had a chance to speak with Johnson yet as of the time of the presser, but does believe he’ll be ready to go and in game shape.
Isaac’s hurt, Big V’s coming off an injury, and Allen Barbre’s injured so what else do I have left? You know what I mean? I’m just going, Lane, you’re the guy. I don’t care if you’re X weight. You’ve got to play. And listen, Lane, I’m sure, he’s an athlete. I’m sure he worked out and kept himself in shape, and stayed relatively around … he was around 318, 319 when he left us, so I expect to see him around there when I see him later today. And with the injury situation, you’ve got to go.
The Eagles’ season took a nosedive after Johnson’s suspension, they’ve gone 2-8 during his absence.