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Lane Johnson

Lane Johnson

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I am not retiring from the NFL after this Super Bowl

Asking how much money they got left. Okay. I like that. That's a good answer. But you're not retiring... I'm not retiring after this game. I said yeah. [Big Cat]: That would be funny if you just waited till like preseason game one and then retired. [Lane Johnson]: That would be funny. It's just, yeah, you gotta let the guys upstairs know.

Lane Johnson did not retire after Super Bowl LIX. He returned for the 2025 season with the Eagles and announced he would come back for 2026 as well, his 14th NFL season.
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The 2017 Eagles are still the best team until this current team wins on Sunday

I feel like we may be more talented than last year's Super Bowl. I don't know if this as talented as '17. That's still the best team until, you know, if we win this one, prove otherwise.

Lane Johnson said the 2017 Eagles are still the best team 'until this current team wins on Sunday.' The Eagles won Super Bowl LIX, beating the Chiefs 40-22. So the 2024 Eagles proved themselves, potentially surpassing the 2017 team.
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The Washington Commanders deserve partial credit for the Eagles making the Super Bowl

I feel like after that game [loss to the Commanders], I feel like that got our attention back somewhat refocus us... [PFT: partial credit for the Super Bowl should go to the Washington Commanders?] Pretty much. Yeah. I'll take lighten the fire. Be in the catalyst.

Subjective opinion on team motivation.
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I will play two more years of football before retiring

I keep telling people like two more years... I don't want to like fade away like, and start declining and just keep, I don't wanna steal money... two years I'm good.

Lane Johnson said 'two more years' in February 2023. He played in the 2023 and 2024 seasons and was still on the Eagles roster for the 2024 Super Bowl run. He played at least two more years as promised, and was still playing as of 2025.
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I will announce my NFL retirement on Pardon My Take

Lane Johnson will announce his retirement at some point on Pardon My Take. Okay. We want to shake hands on this? Yeah. Okay, let's shake hands. We will do this.

Lane Johnson is still playing as of the 2024 season, so the retirement announcement hasn't happened yet.
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I would rather win one Super Bowl and have fun than win five in a fear-based organization

I think a lot of guys just want to be happy playing football... It's like the Patriots, obviously, they won five Super Bowls. Is that necessarily guideline minds to win the Super Bowl?... I don't want to be serious. I want to be a not serious individual and get the job done.

This is a subjective preference about team culture and career fulfillment.
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Ex-Patriot players won't speak the truth about how much they hated playing for Belichick

What do you think they're going to say? I can hate it there. No, I won Super Bowls. We had a great time. They're not going to badmouth their coach. They're not going to say what they really want to say. Do you think that's going to happen? Hell no.

While some players (like Cassius Marsh) later echoed this sentiment, it remains a subjective interpretation of other players' feelings.
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Tom Brady is a 'pretty boy' who makes out with his son and is full of 'bullshit' health claims

Tom Brady is a pretty boy... that doesn't mean he's not the best quarterback of all time but he is a pretty boy... this is the most dickhead statement I've ever heard. He says 'I can't get sunburned because I stay so hydrated.' Just cut out with the bullshit. Let's be human for a minute.

Subjective opinion on personality and health claims, though the 'hydration prevents sunburn' claim is scientifically dubious.
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The 'Patriot Way' is a fear-based organization where players don't actually enjoy themselves

I just think the the Patriot Way is it's a fear-based organization. Obviously, do they win? Hell yes, they win... Do I think people enjoy... you can say I had a lot of fun playing there? No, I don't. When they go to interviews they act like fucking robots. Hey, let's stop being a dickhead. We can be cordial for a little bit.

This is an inherently subjective take on the culture of a team, though it became a major talking point in NFL media for years.
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Winning one Super Bowl while having fun is better than winning five and being miserable

I would much rather have fun and win a Super Bowl than be miserable and win five Super Bowls.

This is an opinion on personal preference.
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There is no quarterback controversy in Philadelphia; Carson Wentz is the starter

No, Carson's our guy. But, hey, you really never know in this business.

Carson Wentz did remain the starter when healthy, though Nick Foles eventually took over again due to injury before both eventually left the team.

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