Jason Kelce Salutes 2-Time Super Bowl Champion Lane Johnson After NFL Retirement
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Oct 7
Jason Kelce Salutes 2-Time Super Bowl Champion Lane Johnson After NFL Retirement
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Oct 7
Summary
Jason Kelce posted a tribute on X after Lane Johnson announced Tuesday that he was retiring, calling the longtime Eagles right tackle “a special player” and “a special person.”
Kelce said Johnson had been the NFL’s best right tackle for the past decade, praising his athleticism, technique and strength while saying it was “a pure joy” to watch him play and be his friend.
Johnson began the 2026-27 season with Philadelphia but missed the Eagles’ most recent game before confirming in a social media post that it was “time to say goodbye to football.”
Jeffrey Lurie, the Eagles’ chairman and CEO, said Johnson sustained elite play under multiple coaching staffs and predicted the 2-time First-team All-Pro will reach the Pro Football Hall of Fame.