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Eagles' OT Lane Johnson Retires After 14 Season + Falcons Get it Right With Penix · The Daily Play With Joy Taylor

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  Speaker 1: at The Daily Play, Joy Taylor. The Baltimore Ravens and
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  Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson have a bit of an issue recently. Injuries
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  Speaker 1: have been an insane part of the start of this season.
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  Speaker 2: Through the first four weeks, we have seen.
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  Speaker 1: A lot of major injuries to star players, some really
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  Speaker 1: influential injuries, even a big retirement, which we'll get to
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  Speaker 1: in a few minutes. But Lamar Jackson is facing a
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  Speaker 1: potential multi-week absence with an ankle sprain that he suffered
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  Speaker 1: during the Ravens 24-18. Week four victory over the Titans.
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  Speaker 1: NFL Network's Ian Rappaport reported Tuesday morning that the injury
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  Speaker 1: is not considered long-term. There's an outside chance that he
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  Speaker 1: will be suiting up for Baltimore's week five matchup against
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  Speaker 1: the Falcons, but it is touch and go. They are
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  Speaker 1: holding their breath with this setback. He was really good
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  Speaker 1: up until his injury, 15 to 20, 222 yards and
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  Speaker 1: two touchdowns before this injury. And it's, it's concerning. Now
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  Speaker 1: we'll talk about Atlanta in a minute as well, but
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  Speaker 1: going into this game, uh, I would be cautious.
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  Speaker 2: The way that.
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  Speaker 1: Things are going around the NFL this year, the injury
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  Speaker 1: bug is spreading and it's scary. You see what's happened
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  Speaker 1: with the Giants. You saw the Seahawks season started.
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  Speaker 2: I can go on and on and on and on.
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  Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield, like the injuries are really scary and really crazy.
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  Speaker 1: You cannot afford to lose Lamar Jackson. Snoop Huntley, Tyler
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  Speaker 1: Snoop Huntley will be stepping in as the starter this
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  Speaker 1: if Lamar Jackson is not available, but this, like all
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  Speaker 1: of the injuries that we're watching around the NFL this
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  Speaker 1: year are very disheartening and you don't want something that
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  Speaker 1: could potentially be week to week explode into the rest
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  Speaker 1: of the season. When it comes to Lamar Jackson, obviously
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  Speaker 1: he's a very mobile quarterback, somebody that definitely uses his
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  Speaker 1: legs and an angle sprain is something that can go.
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  Speaker 2: From bad to worse.
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  Speaker 1: I would be cautious if I am the Ravens and
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  Speaker 1: I'm sure that they will be, but you know, Players
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  Speaker 1: want to get back out there as soon as possible,
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  Speaker 1: especially a player like Lamar Jackson. It doesn't seem like
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  Speaker 1: it's a surgical issue or long-term, as they've reported, but
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  Speaker 1: still very scary. I feel like this year has just
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  Speaker 1: been injury after injury after injury, and it's frustrating to
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  Speaker 1: see so many guys.
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  Speaker 2: Going out as the season has started. So, wild times. So,
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  Speaker 2: pretty crazy news out of Philadelphia. Lane Johnson....
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  Speaker 1: Has officially announced his retirement from the NFL after 14 seasons.
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  Speaker 1: Certainly a Hall of Famer, but an abrupt mid-season announcement.
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  Speaker 1: He was a late scratch for personal reasons in week
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  Speaker 1: four against the Rams. 36 years old, six-time pro bowler,
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  Speaker 1: said that he is done. He said his heart is
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  Speaker 1: telling him that it's time to say goodbye to football.
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  Speaker 1: and focus on his mental health. I owe it to
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  Speaker 1: my teammates, coaches, the organization, and fans to have my
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  Speaker 1: head and heart 100% in the game. And right now
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  Speaker 1: my heart is telling me that it's time to say
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  Speaker 1: goodbye to football. Two-time Super Bowl champ, five-time All-Pro, six-time
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  Speaker 1: Pro Bowler. It's such an important part of what the
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  Speaker 1: Philadelphia Eagles do. have been able to do it's kind
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  Speaker 1: of scary to think of what they would look like
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  Speaker 1: without him I mean statistically the Eagles are 1-12 58-1
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  Speaker 1: since drafting him they are 18-28 in games that he
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  Speaker 1: has missed so he is not only a cornerstone of
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  Speaker 1: the organization from a leadership and stability standpoint but also
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  Speaker 1: literally from a statistical standpoint and when you're talking about
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  Speaker 1: what the Philadelphia Eagles have looked like offensively to lose
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  Speaker 1: someone this instrumental mid season, the consistency, the past protection,
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  Speaker 1: the leadership, the, you know, veteran influence that someone like
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  Speaker 1: Lane Johnson has on a team like the Eagles.
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  Speaker 2: Oh, it's very scary.
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  Speaker 1: Like there's already been a lot of conversation about what
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  Speaker 1: the Eagles have looking like this year their struggles offensively
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  Speaker 1: to add into this someone that is a hall of
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  Speaker 1: famer and a veteran with the status of lane johnson
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  Speaker 1: abruptly retiring mid-season while absolutely his right and the game
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  Speaker 1: owes him nothing and the team owes him nothing um
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  Speaker 1: and he owes the team nothing this definitely will have
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  Speaker 1: some real impacts on the eagles as a whole and
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  Speaker 1: particularly the eagles offense so something to pay attention to
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  Speaker 1: and congrats lane johnson on an incredible career he's got
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  Speaker 1: to make decisions that are best for his future at
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  Speaker 1: this point in his life and his career. So he
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  Speaker 1: will be going into the hall of fame and he
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  Speaker 1: has had a tremendous career. It's interesting to watch from
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  Speaker 1: the Eagles perspective to see what they look like for
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  Speaker 1: the rest of the season without him. Finally, we talked
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  Speaker 1: a lot about the Falcons preseason and coming into this
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  Speaker 1: year and at the start of this year, just looking
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  Speaker 1: really dysfunctional, not making good decisions when it came to
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  Speaker 1: what they were going to do with the quarterback position.
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  Speaker 2: Well, that's a lot of solves because Michael Penix Jr.,
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  Speaker 2: since he has been back, has been really good.
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  Speaker 1: And they put on a clinic over the Saints on
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  Speaker 1: Monday Night Football, 45-24 blowout victory in New Orleans, extremely
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  Speaker 1: efficient performance, 420 total yards of offense. They were tremendous.
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  Speaker 1: Over the last two weeks, well, they started the season
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  Speaker 1: only scoring 16 points and didn't enter the red zone
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  Speaker 1: for the first two games. Over the last two weeks,
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  Speaker 1: they have led the NFL with 80 points. They dropped
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  Speaker 1: 35 on Green Bay on Thursday night football and 45
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  Speaker 1: on the Saints on Monday night football. 15 of 20,
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  Speaker 1: 223 yards, touchdown, no interceptions, 127.7 passer rating. They also
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  Speaker 1: got multiple rushing touchdowns. B. John Robinson and Brian Robinson Jr.
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  Speaker 1: combined for five total touchdowns on a night that was
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  Speaker 1: a very special night in New Orleans.
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  Speaker 2: Amazing halftime show, by the way. But yeah, Michael Penix Jr.
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  Speaker 2: was great.
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  Speaker 1: 75% of his passes completed, zero turnovers. I mean, he looked,
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  Speaker 1: he looked surgical and I'm very impressed with him. And
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  Speaker 1: I'm very happy for the Falcons because I felt like
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  Speaker 1: I was almost talking about them too much because I
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  Speaker 1: felt like they were going to be such a non-factor.
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  Speaker 1: And now if you look at them going into a
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  Speaker 1: game with the Ravens in week five with a you know,
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  Speaker 1: a Ravens team that's unsure if Lamar Jackson is even
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  Speaker 1: going to be available with that ankle sprain. Things are
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  Speaker 1: looking like they are trending in a positive direction very
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  Speaker 1: quickly for the Atlanta Falcons.
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  Speaker 2: And I'm excited for Michael Penix Jr.
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  Speaker 1: Again, I was a full on doubter that the Falcons
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  Speaker 1: were going to be able to put this together this year.
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  Speaker 1: It was looking very, very sketchy and they look great
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  Speaker 1: the last two days.
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