Lane Johnson
 Lane Johnson (2017) |
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| Philadelphia Eagles - No. 65 | |
| Offensive tackle | |
| Date of birth: May 8, 1990 | |
| Place of birth: Groveton , Texas | |
| Height: 1.98 m | Weight: 144 kg |
| NFL debut | |
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| 2013 for the Philadelphia Eagles | |
| Career | |
| College : Oklahoma | |
| NFL Draft : 2013 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th | |
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| Current status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Selected NFL stats as of week 17 of the 2019 season |
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| Games | 92 |
| as a starter | 92 |
| Statistics at NFL.com | |
| Statistics at pro-football-reference.com | |
David Lane Johnson (* 8. May 1990 in Groveton , Texas ) is an American American football poker players in the National Football League (NFL). He plays for the Philadelphia Eagles as an offensive tackle . With this team he was able to win the Super Bowl LII .
college
Johnson, who also showed great talent as a track and field athlete during high school , first attended Kilgore College and played for their team, the Rangers, as both quarterback and tight end college football . After a year he moved to the University of Oklahoma and had to pause the restrictive transfer regulations of the NCAA for a season. Then he ran for their team, the Sooners . First, Johnson was called up as a tight end and a defensive end , but was eventually converted into an offensive tackle .
NFL
In the 2013 NFL Draft , he was selected in the first round as fourth overall by the Philadelphia Eagles and received a four-year contract worth $ 19.8 million . Johnson was able to convince with his performances in preparation and subsequently played all 16 games as a starting right tackle in his rookie season . In 2014 he was banned for the first four games after a positive doping test . After that he played again at the usual high level, mostly on the right side, occasionally also on the left, when the injured Jason Peters had to be replaced. In 2016 the Eagles presented him with a new contract: 63 million US dollars, 35.5 of which guaranteed, for a further six years. Johnson became the highest-paid right tackle in the league. However, the 2016 season was overshadowed by another doping ban. Johnson was forced to pause ten games after various attempts to fend off the start ban had failed. The 2017 season, on the other hand, was much more enjoyable. Johnson was not only elected to the Pro Bowl for the first time , he was also able to win the Super Bowl LII with the Eagles .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Report of The Oklahoman, August 8, 2011, accessed June 5, 2018
- ↑ Contract details on spotrac.com, accessed on June 5, 2018
- ↑ Report on nfl.com from January 29, 2016, accessed June 5, 2018
- ↑ Will Brinson: Arbitrator upholds 10-game ban for Eagles' Lane Johnson: 5 things to know - CBSSports.com. In: cbssports.com. October 11, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2018 (American English).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Johnson, Lane |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Johnson, David Lane (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 8, 1990 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Groveton , Texas , United States |