Draft Scout Snapshot: A closer look at the Eagles' picks: 1/4 - Lane Johnson, T, 6-6, 303, Oklahoma...Former quarterback, defensive end and tight end who's only been an offensive lineman for three years. Eagles love his athleticism. He's an excellent fit for Chip Kelly's offense. Can play both sides. Probably will be the team's season-opening starting right tackle. QUOTES TO NOTE: "I view myself as kind of an aggressive player on the field, but off of it, I'm a down-to-earth guy. I'm not arrogant at all. I know Philly is a good blue-collar town that works its tail off, and they're very passionate about their sports, especially football." -- Eagles first-round pick Lane Johnson. - The Sports Xchange
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04/28/13 - A closer look at the Eagles' picks: 1/4 - Lane Johnson, T, 6-6, 303, Oklahoma...Former quarterback, defensive end and tight end who's only been an offensive lineman for three years. Eagles love his athleticism. He's an excellent fit for Chip Kelly's offense. Can play both sides. Probably will be the team's season-opening starting right tackle. QUOTES TO NOTE: "I view myself as kind of an aggressive player on the field, but off of it, I'm a down-to-earth guy. I'm not arrogant at all. I know Philly is a good blue-collar town that works its tail off, and they're very passionate about their sports, especially football." -- Eagles first-round pick Lane Johnson. - The Sports Xchange
04/28/13 - Eagles bolster blocking with Johnson...The Eagles had four players they were comfortable taking with the fourth pick in the draft Thursday night - offensive tackles Eric Fisher of Central Michigan, Luke Joeckel of Texas A&M and Lane Johnson of Oklahoma and defensive end/linebacker Dion Jordan or Oregon. Fisher went first to Kansas City, Joeckel second to Jacksonville and Jordan third to Miami, which traded up from No. 12, leaving the Eagles to happily select Johnson.
Head coach Chip Kelly said the Eagles had Fisher, Joeckel and Johnson, who only has been playing offensive tackle for two years after starting his career as a quarterback, and then moving to defensive end and tight end, all rated evenly. "We had them all together," he said. "So it was going to happen the way it was going to fall. We weren't going to trade. We thought there was a group of four that we really, really like and we were going to see how the draft was going to unfold." - The Sports Xchange
04/28/13 - The athletic Johnson is a good bet to be the Eagles' season-opening starting right tackle. Todd Herremans, who was the team's starting right tackle before breaking his foot last November and missing the final eight games, probably will move back inside to guard. He had spent most of his career at guard before moving to right tackle in 2011. "I don't know depth charts or any of those other things," Kelly said. "Let's get Lane in here and let him actually take a few reps and run around a little bit. "We do know that Todd has some flexibility and that's the great thing about him, because Todd has played inside and outside. I think the other thing with Lane that is great about his flexibility is he has played the right side and he's played the left side.
We're going to let them all battle it out. they're going to win the jobs out on the field, but having some versatility makes a more versatile football team. Having him and having Todd, we obviously look at that as a positive." The Eagles' current left tackle, Jason Peters, missed all of last season after rupturing his Achilles tendon. He was a first-team All Pro in 2011, but is 31 years old and there is no guarantee he will return to his previous form. - The Sports Xchange
04/28/13 - Offensive tackle Lane Johnson, the Eagles' first-round draft pick, fessed up to a fib Friday. No, he doesn't have a fake girlfriend. But the story he told in New York to ESPN and again at his introductory press conference in Philadelphia earlier Friday about wrestling black bears down in Texas, well, no, that never actually happened. Johnson said he was just trying to "add some flavor to the supper" when asked why he made up the story. - The Sports Xchange
04/25/13 - DANE BRUGLER'S FINAL 2013 DRAFT BOARD: 5. OT Lane Johnson, Oklahoma (6-6, 303, 5SR)...A personal favorite, Johnson moved to the offensive line in 2011 and is still growing at tackle, but he flashes all the necessary skills to develop into an NFL starting LT. - Dane Brugler, NFLDraftScout.com
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