“I think it’s a testimony of perseverance and obviously, of being strong. Hurts had similar feelings about the touchdown meaning more with what Johnson has been through, and called it a sign a strength and also a sign that Johnson has the support of his teammates through thick and thin. And, just being able to see him with a smile on his face after all the work that he’s put in - he’s been an elite, one of the best to do it ever, and it’s always fun to see big guys get into the endzone and get an opportunity. “Just him battling through things off the field, too, I have a tremendous amount of respect for that dude. The respect for Johnson goes beyond what he does for his teammates and in the locker room, with running back Boston Scott talking about how it great it was to see the veteran smiling after everything he’s been through this season. But, when you actually know the guy, and you play with the guy, and you know how much he gives himself to the team, you love that for him.” He’s an offensive lineman - big man touchdowns, you know, everyone loves to see that. Mailata emphasized that as cool a big guy touchdowns are, it’s even better when it’s a guy like Johnson. Jordan Mailata talked a lot about how Lane Johnson, along with Jason Peters, has been like a big brother to him since he arrived in Philly, and he’s been a huge influence on him and his development at the tackle position.
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I know he may not be in the Pro Bowl, but I know he better be first-team All Pro, the player he is.”
It’s just so much fun to see him out there making plays like that, and obviously playing at such a high level, like he has all year at tackle. All I could think was, what y’all know about them Texas boys.’
He gives me his jersey and leaves it in my locker, and he wrote on there, he said, ‘When I caught that ball, I didn’t know what to think. Never thrown a touchdown to an offensive tackle and I gave him my jersey - signed it, gave it to him. “We exchanged jerseys after the game, actually, because I’ve never thrown a touchdown to an offensive tackle. Jalen Hurts acknowledged that Johnson has been motivated all week by not making the Pro Bowl and the QB was happy that he got a touchdown. : NFL app /lSXXPd858w- NFL December 26, 2021Įagles’ head coach Nick Sirianni and many of his teammates spoke to reporters after the game and highlighted why it was such a special moment for a guy who works tirelessly for his team and doesn’t often get the accolades he deserves.
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