Update: Johnson had X-rays that came back negative on his ankle Sunday evening, the Philadelphia Inquirer's Jeff McLane reported. Johnson is scheduled for an MRI on Monday morning but it sounds like a high ankle sprain.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson suffered an ankle injury in the first quarter against the Jets and has been ruled out.
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Johnson, 33, was able to hobble off the field and into the blue tent and eventually limped into the tunnel to head into the locker room. He was initially questionable to return but didn't come out after halftime and the Eagles downgraded him to out.
The injury happened on the Eagles’ first offensive drive of the game at MetLife Stadium. Johnson was replaced at right tackle by veteran Jack Driscoll, who has had to fill in for him plenty of times before.
Before this injury, Johnson had played all 373 offensive snaps in the first five games of the season.
Just this week, Johnson mentioned that he was feeling very healthy after recovering from offseason surgery to repair a torn adductor.
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“Pretty good,” Johnson said this week. “I feel like really the first part of the season just trying to focus on my body, recovering well from the surgery. You get that kind of surgery, you get a little bit of scar tissue so just handling that week to week. Feel like that’s gotten better as the year’s gone on. That’s really it. I’m just trying to feel good and not tear my groin again.”
The Eagles are now down two of their starting offensive linemen because Cam Jurgens is already on IR. Here's a look at their line (from left to right) Jordan Mailata, Landon Dickerson, Jason Kelce, Sua Opeta, Jack Driscoll.
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