Report: Eagles' Lane Johnson tests positive for PEDs, will be suspended 4 games
Philadelphia Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson has been suspended for the start of the season after violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing drugs, Paul Domowitch of the Philadelphia Daily News reports.
League sources tell me Eagles starting RT Lane Johnson has tested positive for PEDs and will miss first 4 games.
— Paul Domowitch (@pdomo) June 30, 2014
Aaron Nagler of Bleacher Report speculates that Allen Barbre could handle starting duties in Johnson's absence.
The fourth overall pick of the 2013 draft, Johnson told the team's official website in April that he spent the offseason bulking up in an effort to improve upon his rookie campaign.
It went good. I think I had some rookie bumps in the first half of the year, but toward the latter part of the year I think I played really well. I think my body is a whole lot more rested than it was last year. I feel a lot stronger than I was last year, I weigh more than last year - it's the most I've ever weighed - and I just feel that from a mental aspect I know what to expect. Nothing is going to catch me off guard.
If the report proves accurate, Johnson would become the second Eagles player to test positive for PEDs this offseason. Linebacker Jake Knott was suspended for the first four games of the season without pay.