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The\u00a0Philadelphia Eagles\u00a0watched one of the NFL\u2019s best offensive linemen walk off the field and not return when right offensive tackle\u00a0Lane Johnson\u00a0left a Week 11 game against the\u00a0Detroit Lions\u00a0with what appeared to be an unspecified lower body injury.<\/p>\n
Then, they watched another of the NFL\u2019s best offensive linemen leave and not return with center\u00a0Cam Jurgens, who had missed the last 2 games.<\/p>\n
Regardless, the Eagles still slugged it out against the Lions on the way to an ugly, 16-9 win to improve to 8-2. Injuries to Johnson and Jurgens took some of the enjoyment away from the victory, as it\u2019s hard to see the Eagles repeating as Super Bowl champions without either one of those players.<\/p>\n
\u201cLane Johnson with a slow walk to the\u00a0Eagles\u2019 locker room,\u201d\u00a0The NFL Network\u2019s Mike Garafolo\u00a0wrote on his official X account. \u201cHe\u2019s battled a few ailments this season \u2026.<\/p>\n
Brett Toth\u00a0came in to replace Jurgens.\u00a0Fred Johnson\u00a0came in to replace Lane Johnson.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s underlined bigger injury issues the Eagles have dealt with all season on the offensive line when it comes to their 5 projected starters.<\/p>\n
\u201cHere\u2019s an underrated Eagles storyline that could explain Philadelphia\u2019s offensive struggles:\u00a0Jordan Mailata,\u00a0Landon Dickerson,\u00a0Cam\u00a0Jurgens,\u00a0Tyler Steen\u00a0and\u00a0Lane\u00a0Johnson\u00a0have played every offensive snap in just ONE game this season,\u201d\u00a0Philly Special\u2019s Anthony DiBona\u00a0wrote on his official X Account.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Johnson, to be fair, is 35 years old and a 2-time Super Bowl champion in his 13th\u00a0NFL\u00a0season. He\u2019s also playing on a 1-year, $25 million contract \u2014 a sign his career might be coming to an end soon.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt feels like Lane Johnson might be getting to the point of his career that Jason Peters was at the end, where he\u2019s still really good when he\u2019s on the field, but injuries pull him off relatively frequently,\u201d\u00a0Bleacher Report\u2019s Tim Kelly\u00a0wrote on X.<\/p>\n
\u201cLane Johnson is a first ballot HOF and one of the best Eagles of all time,\u201d\u00a0Eagles fan Patrick Philly PMC\u00a0wrote on his official X account. \u201cBut Father Time is undefeated. The Eagles need to find his replacement.\u201d<\/p>\n
Less than one week earlier, Johnson left a Monday Night Football win over the\u00a0Green Bay Packers\u00a0with an ankle injury and returned to the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cNick Sirianni and Eagles players said Lane Johnson coming back in and battling through his ankle injury is inspiring and lifts everyone,\u201d\u00a0NBC Sports Philadelphia\u2019s John Clark\u00a0wrote on his official X account on November 11. \u201cThey say it makes everyone stronger seeing that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Before Jurgens got hurt \u2014 another undisclosed injury \u2014 he appeared to be struggling to shake off the rust from missing the previous 2 games.<\/p>\n
Jurgens signed a 4-year, $68 million contract extension in April but also underwent offseason back surgery after the Eagles\u2019 win over the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0in Super Bowl LIX in February.<\/p>\n
\u201cCam Jurgens is struggling in his return so far,\u201d\u00a0Birds 365 host John McMullen\u00a0wrote on his official X account.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery game is getting a little better,\u201d Jurgens told\u00a0The Philadelphia Inquirer\u2019s Jeff McLane about his back surgery in October. \u201cBut it\u2019s football. You go out there, don\u2019t matter if you\u2019re 100 (percent) or 60. Your play is your play.\u201d<\/p>\n
The New York Jets are in a tough spot with running back Breece Hall right now.<\/p>\n
Hall was a trade chip at the trade deadline because of his expiring contract, but the Jets opted against moving him as it seems like they’ll attempt to re-sign him in the offseason. But there’s a chance the Jets lose him in free agency and would need to replace him in the upcoming offseason.<\/p>\n
FOX Sports’ Rob Rang recently\u00a0put together a mock draft\u00a0for the 2026 NFL Draft. In this mock draft, Rang projected the Jets would use the No. 30 pick to select Miami running back Mark Fletcher. The Jets acquired the No. 30 pick from the Indianapolis Colts in the trade for Sauce Gardner.<\/p>\n
“While the focus is understandably dedicated to the Jets\u2019 looming decision at quarterback, it seems nearly as likely that the club will also be seeking a new running back, with\u00a0Breece Hall\u00a0in the midst of the final year of his rookie contract,” Rang wrote. “Hall is a talented back \u2014 and is still just 24 years-old \u2014 but the Jets were likely expecting multiple 1,0000-yard rushing seasons from him when they selected him No. 36 overall four years ago, and he has failed to deliver even one of them thus far.<\/p>\n
“The 6-foot-1, 225-pound Fletcher is a bigger, burlier back than Hall and might offer more of the grit between the tackles Glenn and Engstrand were accustomed to with the\u00a0Detroit Lions.”<\/p>\n
The Jets will likely make a big effort to retain Hall this offseason. That’s seemingly the reason they opted to hold onto him at the trade deadline.<\/p>\n
But if they can’t retain him, drafting a running back like Fletcher would make a lot of sense. Fletcher has a nose for the end zone, as he’s scored 23 touchdowns over three seasons. He’s scored nine times already this year.<\/p>\n
He’s averaging over five yards per carry this season. There’s a chance he plays himself into the first round and the Jets could be the perfect fit with their second pick in the first round.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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