Eagles' Lane Johnson Inactive vs Rams for Personal Reasons — SkimNews
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- Lane Johnson is inactive for Sunday's Eagles-Rams game due to personal reasons, despite not appearing on the practice report all week and being listed only as questionable just before inactives were announced
- Rookie Markel Bell is expected to make his first career start at right tackle in Johnson's place, per the source
- Fred Johnson is also sidelined with a knee injury, leaving the Eagles with no active reserve tackles after the team declined to elevate John Ojukwu from the practice squad by Saturday's deadline
- Willie Lampkin and Micah Morris — both interior linemen — are the only remaining backup options at tackle for Sunday
- The 36-year-old Johnson is a two-time Super Bowl champion, six-time Pro Bowler, and two-time first-team All-Pro widely regarded as one of the NFL's best tackles
- Johnson said this summer that 2025 is likely his final NFL season, missing four training camp practices for personal reasons and citing his parents' health struggles as a factor in his shifting priorities
Why it matters: The Eagles face the Rams without their franchise right tackle and with no swing tackle active, forcing a rookie into a key role against an NFC opponent. Johnson's own summer comments — that this is likely his last season because of his parents' health — give specific context to a 'personal reasons' absence for a 36-year-old two-time All-Pro, making the duration and recurrence of these absences consequential for a contending team.
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