How? Why? In Year 12 and still at the top?

“Consistency is key. Consistency is everything to be great at this position,” left tackle Jordan Mailata said. “Lane embodies that with his playing style, with his determination, his work ethic. You see it every day. Consistency. That’s why he’s one of the greats. And it’s hard. When you’re chasing greatness, consistency is your biggest foe. Because that’s what it means to be great. Are you showing up time and time again, playing at the same standard, and I think Lane embodies that.

“I’m chasing Lane as he chases greatness.”

Mekhi Becton thinks he is a better player being next to Johnson at the right guard position. Becton has found a home. He has been outstanding, and while a lot has to do with his assimilation to a new position after being mostly a tackle in his seasons with the New York Jets, some of it, he says, is attributed to Johnson.

“He helps me on the play calls. He helps me see things that I wouldn’t see. He uplifts me. He supports me,” Becton said. “I can’t find anything wrong with him. He’s like a big brother I never had.”

Johnson on this day is changing into his civilian clothes late in the afternoon and is about to head home. How is it that he is so great? Does it really come down to consistency, blended in with all of that ability?

“I’ve got a routine,” Johnson said. “I stick to it. Every year I try to evaluate how the season goes and stuff I need to work on and attack my weaknesses. That’s really it. I stay consistent with my routine and I think over time in the second half of my career I’m a lot stronger player than I was earlier in my career. Physically stronger. It has made a world of difference.”

The great news is that Johnson is on top of his game and that greatly aids the Eagles’ offense. He is a pillar of power at right tackle, the best at his position for a long time, with no end in sight.