Report: Jacksonville Jaguars trading OL Fred Johnson to Philadelphia Eagles

The Jacksonville Jaguars are trading offensive tackle Fred Johnson to the Philadelphia Eagles, per Adam Schefter of ESPN. Johnson returns to the team he played for from 2022 to 2024.

In March, Fred Johnson signed a one-year contract with the Jaguars after spending nearly three seasons with the Eagles. During the 2024 season, Johnson played in all 17 regular season games and all four playoff games, which ended with a Super Bowl title. He was part of an offensive line that helped the Eagles rush for 3,048 yards, which set a single-season franchise record and ranked sixth in NFL history.

After spending four years with the Florida Gators, Johnson entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2019. He joined the Pittsburgh Steelers in May of that year but was waived by the team on Oct. 11. Johnson was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Bengals and played in six games with one start that season.

Nick Sirianni praised Fred Johnson ahead of the 2024 season

Johnson spent another two seasons in Cincinnati and signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in April 2022. He played in five games for the Buccaneers before the team waived him in November. The Eagles signed Johnson to their practice squad a week after he was released by the Bucs.

Before the start of the 2024 season, Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni praised Johnson for his work. “I will single somebody out: I think Fred Johnson is continuing to develop as a really solid football player,” Sirianni said, per Pro Football Talk. “He works his butt off. He’s a huge dude, he’s a big man, you see that it’s hard to get around him, and he just continues to put in the work he needs to put in to develop at his position.

“I’m really pleased with how Fred has worked, and his toughness and his ability to improve each day, and you can see that. I’m happy. You ask me for a guy, that’s my guy, I’ll single out right there, and I’m proud of Fred, of all the work he’s put in to get himself to where he is right now.”