The offensive line for the Philadelphia Eagles is one of the best in the league. Lane Johnson is one of the most significant elements. When he suffered an ankle injury against the Jets in Week 6, the offence changed drastically. Fans have been eager to hear how long Johnson will be sidelined. Fans received a major update on Johnson’s absence on Monday.
Lane of the Philadelphia Eagles Johnson Ankle Injury Recovery
Johnson has a lateral ankle sprain, according to the MRI. This is fantastic news for Eagles fans. While Johnson may be out for a week or two, this is not a serious injury. It would also not be shocking given the All-Pro lineman’s track record. He’s played through similar ailments before and may do so again. The Eagles desperately need him because he hasn’t given up a sack since 2020. When he is not on the pitch, the offence definitely changes.
Jack Driscoll came in relief of Johnson and gave up a sack and a team-high eight pressures. This is a huge drop-off from Johnson. The pressures might have led to the late-game turnovers that plagued the Eagles in the loss. Head coach Nick Sirianni talked about how the team needs to be better if someone gets hurt.
“You have to adjust your game plan based off what’s going on in the game. Again, I’ll look at the tape, see how I felt like Jack played, but I know we’ve won a lot of games here with him. Obviously, any time you lose a player like Lane, Lane’s one of the best players in the NFL, you’re going to obviously miss that. But I’ll see what I think with the tape.”
