{"id":8254,"date":"2025-07-14T04:34:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T04:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/8254\/"},"modified":"2025-07-14T04:34:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T04:34:03","slug":"nfc-east-news-lane-johnson-is-unable-to-ignore-father-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/8254\/","title":{"rendered":"NFC East news: Lane Johnson is unable to ignore Father Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eagles OT Lane Johnson ahead of Year 13: I feel \u2018young in heart, but can\u2019t ignore Father Time\u2019 – Nick Shook, NFL.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Philadelphia\u2019s cornerstone lineman knows he can\u2019t play forever.<\/p>\n

Lane Johnson<\/a> knows he\u2019s on the back nine of his career, but after signing a one-year extension<\/a> that keeps him with the Eagles through 2027, he\u2019s not considering walking away just yet.<\/p>\n

By the time that contract expires, Johnson will be tied with a teammate who recently retired<\/a> \u2014 edge rusher Brandon Graham \u2014 as the longest-tenured Eagle in franchise history. Johnson doesn\u2019t take such an honor lightly, but also knows he isn\u2019t an ageless marvel.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, if there\u2019s anybody to end a tie with it would be BG. It\u2019s crazy that we had a number of guys who all stayed together for all these years,\u201d Johnson, 35, said during an appearance on Good Morning Football Wednesday. \u201cYeah, it doesn\u2019t feel like No. 13 but here it is. I still feel young in heart, but you can\u2019t ignore Father Time. I\u2019m still having fun and enjoying what I do. I love being around the guys, competing and it\u2019s just something that I really love doing every minute of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Johnson\u2019s career has included two Super Bowl triumphs, three head coaches, an assortment of offensive coordinators and one offensive line coach: Jeff Stoutland. The latter is a key reason Johnson keeps returning to the team and continuing a career that will undoubtedly land him in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

Another reason for Johnson sticking around is Philadelphia\u2019s success under Nick Sirianni, a coach who has guided the Eagles to two Super Bowl appearances in three years and one lopsided triumph<\/a> over the Kansas City Chiefs in February. With that win still fresh in Johnson\u2019s mind and a ring ceremony awaiting him later this month, Johnson has plenty of reason to proceed.<\/p>\n

His performance makes it difficult for him to walk away, too. Johnson finished 2024 as the seventh-best tackle in the NFL, per Pro Football Focus, and remains an essential part of the Eagles\u2019 offensive identity.<\/p>\n

Giants Legend Eli Manning Out on Ownership Stake: \u2018It\u2019s Too Expensive For Me\u2019 – Fox Sports<\/a><\/p>\n

Possible conflicts and price prevented Manning from making the purchase.<\/p>\n

In February, the New York Giants<\/a> announced that they were exploring a sale of a non-controlling, minority stake in the franchise, with former team quarterback Eli Manning<\/a> among the initial names mentioned as a potential suitor. However, one can now erase Manning from the buyers\u2019 list.<\/p>\n

\u201cBasically, it\u2019s too expensive for me,\u201d Manning said<\/a> about purchasing a stake in the Giants in an interview with CNBC Sport. \u201cThese numbers are getting very big … a 1% stake in something valued at $10 billion, it turns into a very big number. I love the Giants, and I think it is deserving of that valuation. There will be people that want to go for it, and I was kind of along for the ride. It really was a matter of just some complications with the fact that I\u2019m doing broadcasting. I wouldn\u2019t be able to talk to the players. I coach in the Pro Bowl. I do a high school football camp where college guys come.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was going to be a lot of conflicts, and it was going to affect my day job, so I kind of had to pull out of the Giants deal, but still, obviously, I\u2019m here and have access and still very involved in the Giants organization.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hall of Famer Michael Strahan, who played his entire 15-year career with the Giants (1993-2007), with whom he won Super Bowl XLII, has also been a reported suitor to purchase a percentage of the available stake in the franchise.<\/p>\n

Washington Commanders reveal alternate uniforms that nod to their Super Bowl glory – Nate Davis, USA Today<\/a><\/p>\n

Washington unveiled semi-throback uniforms earlier this week.<\/p>\n

Hail to the … well, it\u2019s apparently never going away.<\/p>\n

The Washington Commanders<\/a> will sport a different but very familiar look in 2025 \u2013 heck, they looked a lot different in 2024<\/a> with rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels at the controls \u2013 unveiling an alternate uniform for the upcoming season that will take their title-starved fans back to the Joe Gibbs glory years.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s new is really old as the Commanders<\/a> are set to wear what is basically the same look the team had while reaching four Super Bowls between the 1982 and \u201891 seasons, winning the Lombardi Trophy three times in that span. The burgundy pants, white jersey and burgundy helmet with the three stripes down the center will certainly evoke memories of Gibbs, John Riggins, Joe Theismann, Doug Williams and many others. What\u2019s missing will be the team\u2019s former Indian head logo, replaced by the Commanders\u2019 current \u201cW\u201d insignia.<\/p>\n

The announcement on social media used the phrase \u201cFit for Old D.C.,\u201d a nod to the team\u2019s fight song which urges the team to \u201cfight for Old D.C.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited to celebrate Washington\u2019s incredible history with these iconic, Super Bowl Era uniforms this season,\u201d team president Mark Clouse said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cEver since Josh Harris and our ownership group acquired the team back in 2023, they\u2019ve placed great value in finding ways to connect the past and present and honor those that made the burgundy and gold what it is today. These uniforms recognize the most successful era of our franchise \u2013 one that reflects a culture of excellence and encompasses many historical moments and special memories amongst our fanbase. Our coaches, players and the entire organization could not be more excited to celebrate our team\u2019s legacy while creating new memories in these uniforms this season.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Eagles OT Lane Johnson ahead of Year 13: I feel \u2018young in heart, but can\u2019t ignore Father Time\u2019…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8255,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[8330,5468,8324,8329,424,8328,2850,8326,8325,3,5187,349,99,1596,2384,826,8327],"class_list":["post-8254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-blogging","tag-boys","tag-east","tag-father","tag-front-page","tag-ignore","tag-is","tag-johnson","tag-lane","tag-news","tag-nfc","tag-nfl","tag-sports","tag-the","tag-time","tag-to","tag-unable"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8254"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8254\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}