Lane Johnson sounds like he is nearing the finish line.
Speaking at a Saturday morning press conference, the Philadelphia Eagles star right tackle acknowledged that retirement is becoming a real possibility after this season. “As you get older, things change in your life. Your children get older. Your parents get older. Just to put this thing into perspective, it’s looking like this is probably potentially going to be my last year,” Johnson said of his NFL future. “Just because I am getting to that point of those priorities away from football are starting to merge. Not that I don’t enjoy this [football]. I love everything about this game and preparing for it, but that’s kind of where I’m at in my career.”
“I’m just looking forward to this year, playing the best I can, staying healthy, and that’s about it,” Johnson added.
Johnson, 36, is preparing for his 14th NFL season, all of them with Philadelphia after arriving in 2013. A two-time All-Pro and six-time Pro Bowl selection, he has been a fixture at right tackle and one of the defining pieces of Eagles teams that won Super Bowls following the 2017 and 2024 seasons.
His 2025 season was cut short after 10 games because of a foot injury, but Johnson remained highly effective when available. According to Pro Football Focus, he ranked ninth among offensive tackles in pass-blocking grade at 80.4, 18th in overall grade at 77.4 and 33rd in run-blocking grade at 69.8. He did not allow a sack or a hit.
The Eagles are expected to bring back the same projected offensive line alignment from left to right: Jordan Mailata, Landon Dickerson, Cam Jurgens, Tyler Steen and Johnson.
Although Johnson is under contract through 2027, his comments make clear that his decision may come down to more than football. The Eagles selected him No. 4 overall out of Oklahoma in the 2013 NFL Draft, and he enters the season ranked ninth in franchise history with 168 games played. If he appears in all 17 regular-season games this year, he would climb to fifth on the team’s all-time list.
For now, Johnson’s focus is on one more healthy, high-level season — even if it could be his last in Philadelphia.
