Eagles Release OT Fred Johnson

Releasing Johnson creates $2.2 million in dead money for Philadelphia and causes them to take a $740,000 cap hit, per OverTheCap.com. 

Johnson, 29, wound up going undrafted out of Florida back in 2019. He later signed a rookie contract with the Steelers but was waived during the season.

The Bengals later claimed Johnson off of waivers and he spent a few years in Cincinnati. The Bengals initially tendered him as a restricted free agent but rescinded the tender.

He then signed a one-year deal with the Buccaneers before getting cut and signing on with the Eagles practice squad shortly after. Johnson re-signed with the Eagles on a two-year deal back in 2023.

The Jaguars signed Johnson to a one-year contract last offseason and traded him to Philadelphia in August of last year in exchange for a 2026 seventh-round. Philadelphia re-signed him to a one-year contract in March. 

In 2026, Johnson has appeared in seven games for the Eagles.