Lane Johnson calls out Fox Sports for being snubbed from its 'Top 10 Biggest Athletes in Philadelphia' rankings
Philadelphia Eagles star right tackle Lane Johnson did not hesitate to make Fox Sports look like fools. After the sports network released its "Top 10 10 Biggest Atheletes in Philadelphia" rankings and failed to feature the six-time Pro Bowler, he called them out. Johnson replied to the rankings with a handwaving emoji, which received love […]
Philadelphia Eagles star right tackle Lane Johnson did not hesitate to make Fox Sports look like fools.
After the sports network released its "Top 10 10 Biggest Atheletes in Philadelphia" rankings and failed to feature the six-time Pro Bowler, he called them out.
Johnson replied to the rankings with a handwaving emoji, which received love from over 5.6K people.
Fox Sports sort of got it right by having running back Saquon Barkley (No. 1), quarterback Jalen Hurts (No. 2), wide receiver A.J. Brown (No. 5), wide receiver DeVonta Smith (No. 7), and defensive tackle Jalen Carter (No. 8) on the list.
But the other Philly athletes, aside from Bryce Harper (No. 3), don't match up to Johnson.
Then again, offensive linemen never get the credit they deserve.
Fox Sports will get a chance to correct their rankings next year, however, since Johnson won't be retiring anytime soon.
"Nothing but love the past 12 years & I'm looking forward to many more years to come – love y'all Philly!" he wrote on X/Twitter above a video clip of his Super Bowl parade speech.
Johnson, 34, only proved this past season that he has plenty of juice left in the tank after picking up his sixth Pro Bowl nod. Now he has just one more to earn in order to catch up to Jason Kelce and Jason Peters for the most Pro Bowls by an offensive lineman in Eagles franchise history.
His return is great news not only for Philly's unstoppable run game featuring Barkley but also for Hurts and the passing game. Johnson's blocking skills remained incredible in both areas this past season as he led the position in pass-blocking (83.1) and run-blocking (92.2), per PFF.
