Eagles without Lane Johnson as they face Buccaneers originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
TAMPA — Eagles star right tackle Lane Johnson traveled with the team to Florida but will not play against the Buccaneers on Sunday.
Johnson, 34, has officially been ruled out.
Johnson made some really strong progress this week but did not clear the NFL’s concussion protocol in time for their Week 4 game.
Without Johnson, the Eagles will likely start veteran Fred Johnson in his place. Big Fred did a good job filling in for the second half last week against the Saints. This will be his first start since the 2021 season.
You probably already know how important Lane Johnson is to the Eagles’ success. Since the start of 2016, here’s their record with and without him:
With Lane Johnson: 73-38-1
Without Lane Johnson: 11-22
The Eagles’ full list of inactives will be released at 11:30 a.m. before the 1 p.m. kickoff at Raymond James Stadium.
But we already know A.J. Brown (hamstring), DeVonta Smith (concussion) and Devin White (personal) will not play. All of them have already been ruled out.
Without Brown and Smith, the Eagles elevated veteran receivers Parris Campbell and John Ross from the practice squad for this game. Both will be active and will join Jahan Dotson and Johnny Wilson as the four receivers up against the Buccaneers.
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