{"id":1015,"date":"2026-11-13T19:38:05","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T00:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/?p=1015"},"modified":"2026-11-13T19:38:05","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T00:38:05","slug":"eagles-part-ways-veteran-offensive-lineman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/?p=1015","title":{"rendered":"Eagles Part Ways With Veteran Offensive Lineman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"av-in-brief\"><strong>In brief:<\/strong> The Philadelphia Eagles are releasing veteran offensive tackle Fred Johnson, according to NFL insider Ian Rapoport. Johnson, who has been with the Eagles since 2023, appeared in seven games this season, logging 24 offensive snaps and 22 on special teams. The move continues the Eagles&#x27; youth movement during a disappointing season in which they sit last in the NFC East with a 2-7 record.<\/p>\n<div class=\"av-faq\">\n<h2>Key questions<\/h2>\n<h3>Why are the Eagles releasing Fred Johnson?<\/h3>\n<p>The Eagles appear to be continuing a youth movement amid a disappointing season, currently sitting last in the NFC East with a 2-7 record.<\/p>\n<h3>What is Fred Johnson&#8217;s NFL history before returning to the Eagles?<\/h3>\n<p>Johnson began as an undrafted free agent out of Florida in 2019 with the Pittsburgh Steelers, then played for the Cincinnati Bengals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers before joining the Eagles. He won Super Bowl LIX with Philadelphia, later signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars, and was traded back to the Eagles in August.<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"av-schema\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\", \"@type\": \"FAQPage\", \"mainEntity\": [{\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Why are the Eagles releasing Fred Johnson?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"The Eagles appear to be continuing a youth movement amid a disappointing season, currently sitting last in the NFC East with a 2-7 record.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"What is Fred Johnson's NFL history before returning to the Eagles?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Johnson began as an undrafted free agent out of Florida in 2019 with the Pittsburgh Steelers, then played for the Cincinnati Bengals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers before joining the Eagles. He won Super Bowl LIX with Philadelphia, later signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars, and was traded back to the Eagles in August.\"}}]}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/av-faq --><\/p>\n<p class=\"wire-source\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/sports\/nfl\/eagles-part-ways-with-veteran-offensive-lineman-12713982\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Newsweek \u2014 Eagles Part Ways With Veteran Offensive Lineman<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wire-credit\"><em>AI-assisted summary; the reporting is the source&#x27;s. Read the original at the link.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia Eagles, NFL, Fred Johnson, roster moves, NFC East<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Philadelphia Eagles are releasing veteran offensive tackle Fred Johnson, according to NFL insider Ian Rapoport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1014,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,3],"tags":[1219,1221,300,1218,1220],"class_list":["post-1015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","category-latest-news","tag-fred-johnson","tag-nfc-east","tag-nfl","tag-philadelphia-eagles","tag-roster-moves"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1015"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1015\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theusdaily.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}