Fred Johnson is not returning to the Eagles

Fred Johnson is leaving the Philadelphia Eagles in free company to signal a one-year contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars, in keeping with a report from NFL insider Adam Schefter.

Johnson is returning to his dwelling state of Florida, the place he performed faculty soccer for the Gators.

Shedding Johnson isn’t superb since he was a pleasant swing sort out choice for the Eagles as the highest backup behind each Jordan Mailata and Lane Johnson. The Birds went 5-1 in video games began by him final season. Massive Fred most notably shut down Trey Hendrickson within the Eagles’ win over the Cincinnati Bengals.

However Johnson was hardly excellent. Professional Soccer Focus graded him 76th out of 85 tackles and marked him down for eight sacks allowed. In different phrases, he wasn’t a must-keep participant.

Nonetheless, the Eagles might want to discover a new swing sort out for 2025. If Tyler Steen isn’t already beginning at proper guard, he is perhaps an choice there. Jack Driscoll and Darian Kinnard is also within the combine.

The staff will doubtless make some exterior additions so as to add extra competitors and depth at sort out. Jedrick Wills may very well be a reputation to look at given the Eagles’ wont to signal former first-round picks. The Birds can even doubtless add a minimum of one offensive lineman within the 2025 NFL Draft.

We’ll see the way it shakes out.

For now, right here’s wishing Johnson the very best along with his new staff. Maybe he’ll get extra of an opportunity to compete for enjoying time than he would’ve had in Philly.

On the very least, he’ll at all times be a Super Bowl champion.