The Philadelphia Eagles have been dealing with a multitude of injuries throughout the first six weeks of the NFL regular season and the first quarter of their Week 6 game against the New York Jets continued that trend. In the first quarter of the game, All-Pro right tackle Lane Johnson suffered a right leg injury and was helped off the field.
Eagles’ Lane Johnson to the locker room.
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He entered the medical tent and headed to the locker room. As of this writing, we do not know the extent of the injury or if he will return to the game. This would be a massive loss to the Philadelphia Eagles if he is out for an extended period of time as he has been one of the top offensive linemen in the National Football League.
Last season, Lane Johnson suffered an abdominal injury late in the season and missed the remainder of the season and playoffs. With the Eagles struggling in the red zone, his presence on the line would definitely help going forward.
What will the Philadelphia Eagles do going forward?
The Philadelphia Eagles have eben one of the best teams in the sport as they are the last remaining undefeated team in the sport after the San Francisco 49ers lost earlier in the day. However, the injury to Lane Johnson, the backup right tackle is Jack Driscoll.
This could cause some issues with the New York Jets being a strong defensive team and cause some issues on the outside for quarterback Jalen Hurts to run the ball. Losing an All-Pro at any position is tough but the benefit is that the Eagles have gone through this last season and have developed multiple offensive linemen to step up in place of injuries like this.
The injury is officially deemed an ankle injury and Johnson is questionable to return to this Week 6 game. With a 5-0 record and a two-game lead in the NFC East heading into this week, the Eagles can be conservative with Johnson’s injury and make sure he is 100 percent healthy instead of forcing him to rush back.
The Eagles have a tough stretch of games happening in the next few weeks and with the offense being one of the best in football, having a bit of separation in the standings definitely helps. It seems to be a two-team race in the NFC East with the Dallas Cowboys and that will be interesting However, it seems the Philadelphia Eagles are the favorites to win the division once again and can continue winning games going forward.