Daily News | Jason Kelce and Lane Johnson are toughness personified as the Eagles pulverize the Giants in the trenches
Jason Kelce leaned back in his chair as a trainer bent over and talked to him about his quadriceps injury.Lane Johnson, meanwhile, wasn’t anywhere to be seen when the Eagles’ locker room opened following their 38-7 shellacking of the New York Giants in the divisional playoffs on Saturday night. The right tackle had played through a torn abductor and was receiving treatment.
There will come a time when they are no longer Eagles, though. It’s possible all four aren’t back next season, likely only if they choose to retire. The Eagles weren’t facing pushovers up front, though. Dexter Lawrence is arguably the best nose tackle in the NFL – 6-foot-4, 342 pounds of granite. He anchors the Giants defensive line and Kelce was often responsible for blocking him. And despite his 50-pound disadvantage, the 6-3, 298-pound center won more than his share.
Miles Sanders was the workhorse early on, and Kenneth Gainwell finished them off, with career Giants killer Boston Scott mixed in. “I’ve had a similar injury and I couldn’t play through it,” Kelce said, referring to the 2014 injury that led to the last games he’s missed. “I had to get surgery. He’s playing through a very significant injury and this was the first big test. You can replicate it in practice, but the bull rushes and the anchoring and the quickness and the games — little bit higher.”
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