Eagles standout right tackle Lane Johnson may have been absent from practice this week with a lingering groin injury, but he made clear that he intends to be on the field in next Sunday’s Super Bowl.
Johnson did not practice Wednesday through Friday, according to Philadelphia’s injury report, and has not been given a game status just yet. However, he revealed that his groin is much less sore than it was when he first returned to action in the Eagles divisional-round game against the Giants.
“It’s better now,” Johnson said, per the Delaware County Daily Times. “That first game was going to be a challenge. And honestly that second game was a challenge. But the first game, for me, personally was a challenge. . . . The [Giants] game for me was hard, really hard, because I wasn’t sure I could play. But after that initial contact, I was good. I had better confidence in the second round.”
