Eagles Star Secretly Considered Retirement

This season, a fresh spirit is permeating the NovaCare Complex. Perhaps it's ancient energy with fresh vitality.

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Lane Johnson, the starting right tackle, is back, finally healed, and fully functional.

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Johnson has a personal battle with melancholy and had recently undergone season-ending surgery on his left ankle

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Thus he wasn't always himself in 2021.

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He battled through uncomfortable pain in his surgically repaired ankle at points last season, missing three games

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Johnson even thought about retiring.

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Johnson told reporters, "I was to the point where I don't know if I can play longer because I couldn't push off my left foot.

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"And you'll see from the tape that I couldn't run block the way I'm used to playing from the start of last year," he continued.

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Even so, I couldn't do it as efficiently. I'm a lot more at ease this year. Unlike last year

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when it took me until the middle of the season to feel somewhat at ease playing again, it is not on my mind right now.

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I'm thinking clearly right now. It's cosy here for me. Man, I'm glad to be back.

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