{"id":764306,"date":"2026-02-20T10:12:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T10:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/764306\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T10:12:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T10:12:58","slug":"lane-johnson-makes-retirement-decision-amid-coaching-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/764306\/","title":{"rendered":"Lane Johnson makes retirement decision amid coaching changes"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Eagles can breathe a sigh of relief.<\/p>\n

Lane Johnson is coming back.<\/p>\n

The Eagles\u2019 star right tackle announced Thursday he will be returning for his 14th NFL season in 2026, The Philadelphia Inquirer\u2019s Jeff McLane reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Johnson\u2019s decision comes after he missed the Eagles\u2019 final eight games of the season, including their Wild Card playoff loss to the 49ers, with a Lisfranc injury.<\/p>\n

\"DetroitLane Johnson has been a staple on the Eagles\u2019 offensive line for the last 13 years. Eric Hartline-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

For the first time in over a decade, Johnson will play under a new offensive line coach, though.<\/p>\n

Following its season-ending defeat, Philadelphia offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland resigned<\/a> from the position after his duties as run game coordinator were reportedly cut by head coach Nick Sirianni midway through the campaign.<\/p>\n

He\u2019d been with the Eagles since 2013, becoming a key contributor to their two Super Bowl runs.<\/p>\n

The Eagles hired Chris Kuper to replace Stoutland on Feb. 9.<\/p>\n

Kuper was an offensive guard with the Broncos from 2006-13 and served as the Vikings\u2019 offensive line coach from 2022-25.<\/p>\n

He\u2019ll be joined by new offensive coordinator<\/a> Sean Mannion, who replaces Kevin Patullo<\/a> after he struggled in his first year on the job.<\/p>\n

Along with Johnson, Kuper inherits an experienced offensive line that includes established veterans Jordan Mailata and Landon Dickerson, though Dickerson\u2019s future is uncertain<\/a> due to recent injuries.<\/p>\n

\"PhiladelphiaLane Johnson is returning for a 14th season. AP<\/p>\n

The guarantee that Johnson will return also makes Kuper\u2019s job easier.<\/p>\n

Johnson has made six career Pro Bowls and is a two-time First Team All-Pro in 2017 and 2022. He\u2019s also played at least 10 games in eight of the last nine seasons.<\/p>\n

The Eagles, meanwhile, look to rebound from their early postseason exit. A year after convincingly winning Super Bowl 2025<\/a>, this past campaign was a weird year for Philadelphia.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It won the NFC East for the second straight season but was inconsistent throughout the season. Two four-game winning streaks were followed by two- and three-game losing skids.<\/p>\n

Everything came to a head against San Francisco in the playoffs, where the Eagles mustered just 19 points and surrendered a late fourth-quarter touchdown in their loss.<\/p>\n

As Philadelphia tries to bounce back in 2026, it\u2019s surely elated to have Johnson back to help lead the charge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Eagles can breathe a sigh of relief. Lane Johnson is coming back. The Eagles\u2019 star right tackle…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":764307,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2068],"tags":[25,7,5545,6,5351,242,109,2476,9],"class_list":{"0":"post-764306","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia-eagles","8":"tag-eagles","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-lane-johnson","11":"tag-nfl","12":"tag-nick-sirianni","13":"tag-philadelphia","14":"tag-philadelphia-eagles","15":"tag-philadelphiaeagles","16":"tag-sports"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116102432463024943","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/764306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=764306"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/764306\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/764307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=764306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=764306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=764306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}