Eagles Waive Offensive Tackle Fred Johnson After 2026 Season
The 2026 waiver comes after Johnson played only 24 snaps this year, a sharp drop from his 626 snaps in 2025.
By Liam O'Connor ·
The Philadelphia Eagles waived offensive tackle Fred Johnson on Thursday.
The move ends Johnson's tenure with the Eagles, a team where he has played since 2022 with a brief interruption in Jacksonville.
Johnson served as the Eagles' swing tackle for the 2024 and 2025 seasons. In 2024, he played 480 snaps, primarily filling in for an injured Jordan Mailata at left tackle. During the 2025 campaign, he appeared in all 18 regular season games and started nine. He recorded a career high of 626 regular season snaps and added 72 playoff snaps, mostly relieving an injured Lane Johnson.
The role shifted in 2026 following Lane Johnson's retirement. The Eagles designated third round rookie Markel Bell as the replacement at right tackle. Johnson played a total of 24 snaps this season. Ten of those came as a sixth offensive lineman in jumbo packages.
The Eagles also waived wide receiver Hollywood Brown earlier on Thursday. The front office appears to be clearing roster spots for veteran players without long term value. The team is expected to target younger developmental players on other teams' practice squads.
