OK so there’s where the report originated. Credit to Darren DeGaetano, whose reporting track record is spotty at best, he seems to have nailed this one. Both Les Bowen and Jimmy Kempski report that they have received no response from Johnson’s agent, or the team. And Howard Eskin says it’s true:
If you’ll recall, Lane Johnson, who hates you, the fan, was suspended for four games before the start of the 2014 season for PEDs. I hate lane Johnson, he’s a spineless jellyfish, and a fraud.
UPDATE: Odd development here:
UPDATE 2: Lane Johnson also denied the report to Matt Lombardo and Jeff McLane. This might explain why it wasn’t announced yet– because no one had told Lane. Or, it’s not true.
UPDATE 3: Strange indeed: