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Lane Johnson Gets New Contract, Eagles Get 2023 Cap Relief
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Would it be an Eagles offseason without Lane Johnson getting a new deal or restructuring an existing deal?
The #Eagles have given RT Lane Johnson a one-year extension through 2026, as @AdamSchefter said. Value of the deal is $33.445 million with $30 million guaranteed, with a source saying Johnson gets a pay bump in each of the next three years plus the added ’26 season.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) March 24, 2023
Garafolo says Johnson was on the Eagles books for $47 million over the next three years. This pushes him to four years, $80 million, with $30 million guaranteed.
It lowers his cap hit for 2023 by about $10 million and gives the Birds front end flexibility, while kicking the can down the road, as Howie Roseman typically does. I think Lane has done more of these team-friendly restructures than anybody on the planet, which means he’s a true, blue collar Philadelphia Eagle. I’ll be dead and buried by the time Lane’s void years run out.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com