Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz returns to the field on Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts, and right tackle Lane Johnson wants to remind his franchise quarterback that he doesn't have to be Superman. Wentz is coming back from a serious ACL injury, so how well he plays is up in the air.
That is why Johnson wants Wentz to know he just needs to play his game. The rest of the Eagles are good enough to hold their own, so the team should be just fine as long as Wentz plays his game.
“All he has to do is just be Carson Wentz,” Johnson said, via the team’s website. “You don’t have to be Superman. You don’t have to go out of the way to make plays, just do what you do. Don’t overcomplicate it. He just needs to be him. He’s super-talented, super-humble, and works hard man, so he’ll be fine.”
Johnson said the rest of the team needs to play well on Sunday so they can take some of the pressure off Wentz. Johnson has also taken notice of how well Wentz's rehab has gone and says the quarterback has really hit the weight room hard.
“He looks stronger than maybe he even was last year,” Johnson said. “You saw all the work he did in the weight room with rehab and stuff. His arm may be stronger than it was last year from what I’ve seen. Mobility-wise, he’s running around and looking good, so I’m excited. Just need to protect him and good things will happen.
Sunday will be Wentz's first game action since when he suffered the ACL injury on Dec. 10.
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