Lane Johnson announces retirement after 14 seasons with the Eagles

Olivia Reiner, The Philadelphia Inquirer on Oct 6, 2026

Published in Football

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PHILADELPHIA — Lane Johnson, the Eagles’ two-time All-Pro, six-time Pro Bowl right tackle, announced his retirement from the NFL after 14 seasons on Tuesday afternoon.

The 36-year-old Johnson took to social media to thank the city of Philadelphia, Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie, the Eagles organization and his teammates. He noted that right now, what’s most important to him is “continuing to focus on my mental health and spending more time with my kids and family.”

“I have given it my all for 14 years, season after season putting my body to the max and tirelessly working my craft to not only live up to the legacy of the guys that came before me, but to set a new standard of success for the best franchise in all of sports,” Johnson wrote in his statement.

“I deeply wanted to gut it out for one more year; to take the field with my brothers for one last season. But after a lot of reflection, I’ve realized that my personal and family priorities in my life have changed. Right now, it is critical that I focus on my mental health. I owe it to my teammates, coaches, the organization and the fans to have my head and heart 100 percent in the game. And right now my heart is telling me that it’s time to say goodbye to football."

Johnson was a surprise inactive ahead of Sunday’s loss to the Los Angeles Rams due to a personal matter. During training camp, he missed four practices for a personal matter, too. After returning to camp, he said that this season was “probably” going to be his last.

He cited his children and his aging parents as factors in his decision.

Johnson, a stalwart for the Eagles at right tackle for nearly a decade and a half, won two Super Bowls with the team and started in 171 games.