Eagles To Waive T Fred Johnson

The Eagles have not won a game since Lane Johnson’s in-season retirement, but they have not turned to Fred Johnson as the all-time RT great’s primary replacement. Although Fred Johnson has 22 starts on his resume, Philadelphia has kept him as a backup.

Fred Johnson is now being moved off the roster. Philly is cutting the veteran blocker, according to NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport. Fred Johnson has been with the Eagles since 2023, but he has only played 24 offensive snaps this season.

Philly re-signed Fred Johnson to a one-year, $2.1MM deal in March, doing so after he played a career-high 626 offensive snaps last season. But the team has used rookie Markel Bell as its right tackle since Lane…