Lane Johnson is one of the most charismatic players in the NFL and the Eagles’ right tackle will surely have options once his football career comes to an end.
Johnson is a former Oklahoma Sooner and has a tight relationship with WWE Hall of Fame announcer, Jim Ross.
During the 2021 NFL offseason, Johnson sat down with Trey Wingo to discuss a potential future with the WWE.
“Jim Ross, J.R., was an announcer for the WWE. He was always at our games and he would just whisper in my ear every now and then, ‘hey, if football doesn’t work out, I got you a spot,’ ” Johnson explained. “So I feel like in my heart I want to be a wrestler, but we’ll see what happens when this football’s done. But, yeah, I would love to. It’s something you never have to grow up in, just seems like a lot of fun.”
A Pro Bowl and All-Pro right tackle, Johnson has been rehabbing an abdominal injury over the past three weeks but looks to be in phenomenal physical shape.
Johnson received a gift while at his ‘Bro Barn’ recently, unveiling his new WWE Golden Title.
Staying in character ahead of the Wild Card round and NFC Divisional round, Johnson cut this amazing promo putting everyone on notice.
The #WWEGoldenTitle has made its way to Philly! Good luck taking it from @Eagles lineman @LaneJohnson65!! pic.twitter.com/XgSGOvtpa7
— WWE (@WWE) January 11, 2023
The 6-foot-6, 317-pound Johnson would be an imposing character and could lean on his Texas roots and relationship with Stone Cold Steve Austin to build a solid niche.
