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Lane Johnson in concussion protocol after leaving game vs. Patriots with head injury

Lane Johnson in concussion protocol after leaving game vs. Patriots with head injury

The Philadelphia Eagles could be without right tackle Lane Johnson on Sunday after Doug Pederson confirmed that he’s been placed in the concussion protocol.

According to the NFL’s return-to-participation protocol, Johnson must rest “until his signs and symptoms and neurologic examination, including cognitive and balance tests, return to baseline status.”

With Johnson out, rookie left tackle Andre Dillard could see practice reps at right tackle this week.

Bill Belichick seems to have ‘fun’ with Lane Johnson after beating Eagles

It seemed like a harmless remark. But Bill Belichick was likely trolling.

Coach Bill Belichick may have taken a subtle jab at Philadelphia Eagles tackle Lane Johnson on Sunday after the New England Patriots logged a 17-10 win at Lincoln Financial Field.

Johnson has ripped into the Patriots on multiple occasions, most notably saying that New England is a “fear-based organization” with players who “act like [expletive] robots” and don’t have fun. So perhaps Belichick had a response for Johnson a postgame press conference on Sunday.

“It looked like everyone had fun out there today and we played a lot of good energy and it was good to come down here and get a win,” Belichick said.

Could it have been a coincidence? Surely.

Could it have been Belichick acting as a troll? Also, surely.

Here’s a look at what Johnson originally said after the Eagles beat the Patriots in Super Bowl LII. He was making an appearance on the Barstool Sports podcast “Pardon My Take.”

“I just think that the Patriot Way is a fear-based organization,” Johnson told the podcast’s hosts. “Obviously, do they win? Hell yes, they win. They’ve won for a long time. Do I think people enjoy [it] and can say, ‘I had a lot of fun playing there’? No, I don’t. That’s just the God’s honest truth. They’re successful, but when they go to interviews, they act like [expletive] robots. Hey, stop being a [expletive]. We can be cordial for a little bit. You only get to do this job one time, so let’s have fun while we’re doing it. Not to be reckless, but I’d much rather have fun and win a Super Bowl than be miserable and win five Super Bowls. But hey, it is what it is.”

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It sure seemed like Bill Belichick had ‘fun’ trolling the Eagles after the Patriots’ win

“It looked like everyone had fun out there today.”

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick doesn’t usually have a lot to say after games but he always seems to understand all the storylines and talking points that are going around his team.

Which makes something that he said during the opening statement of his postgame press conference after Sunday’s win over Philadelphia a little interesting… and fun.

Remember when Eagles offensive lineman Lane Johnson said shortly after Philly’s Super Bowl win over the Patriots in 2018 that it didn’t seem like Patriots players had any fun playing for the now six-time Super Bowl champs?

Well, Belichick slid this gem into his presser on Sunday, saying: “It looked like everyone had fun out there today.”

It was part of the last line of his opening statement:

Was that done on purpose by Belichick? I’m gonna go with yes, absolutely, because the man always knows what he’s doing and saying “everyone had fun” doesn’t seem like something he’d normally say after a game.

The old football coach decided to have some fun of his own after the game, and it was fantastic.

Well played, Bill Belichick.

Eagles RT Lane Johnson ruled out vs. Patriots with head injury

Jeff McLane of the Inquirer is reporting that Johnson won’t return to the ball game.

The Philadelphia Eagles have will to play the remainder of Sunday’s matchup against the New England Patriots without right tackle Lane Johnson after he suffered a head injury in the second quarter.

Jeff McLane of the Inquirer is reporting that Johnson won’t return to the ball game.

The Eagles have since confirmed Johnson’s status.

Johnso was replaced by Halapoulivaati Vaitai as the Eagles lead the Patriots, 10-6, with 2:47 remaining in the first half.

Eagles RT Lane Johnson carted off vs. Patriots after suffering head injury

The Eagles will likely finish the ball game against New England without star right tackle Lane Johnson after he was forced to leave the game with a head injury.

The Eagles will likely finish the ball game against New England without star right tackle Lane Johnson after he was forced to leave the game with a head injury.

Johnso was replaced by Halapoulivaati Vaitai as the Eagles lead the Patriots, 10-3, with 6:30 remaining in the first half.