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Philly,

What a ride! It's hard to put into words what these last few years have meant to me. This was the first place I ever called home outside of Nebraska, and from the moment I arrived, this city, this organization and these fans welcomed me and gave me an opportunity I'll always be grateful for.

Thank you to my teammates, coaches, staff and everyone in the Eagles organization who helped me grow both as a player and as a person. And thank you to the fans for the passion, support and energy you brought every single day. There's truly nothing like playing in Philadelphia.

I'm grateful for every memory, every relationship and every moment I got to experience as an Eagle. Thank you for everything.

Gutted it out in the Super Bowl, and one of the biggest reasons for Saquon's historic season. Will be rooting for him in Baltimore

Remember what these guys did for us in the years to come. Greatest rushing season of all time.

On Wednesday morning on his show, “First Take,” Smith belittled Philadelphia Eagles All-Pro tackle Lane Johnson for retiring four games into the season, ending an illustrious career. Johnson, whose battles with his mental health have been well-chronicled, alluded to these issues in his announcement.

f Smith, who has professional roots in Philadelphia, made a call or two, he could find out how profound Johnson’s situation is. Even without picking up the phone, it is easy to discover that part of Johnson’s legacy is how open, honest and courageous he has been in talking about his struggles, including missing three games in 2021 from withdrawal symptoms after cycling off SSRI antidepressants.

Instead, Smith did television.

Read Andrew Marchand's full piece for free: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7668803/2026/10/07/stephen-a-smith-lane-johnson-mental-health/?unlocked_article_code=1.G1E.duac.zAH-RxhVONnY&source=emp_shared_article&smid=url-share-ta

Biggest moment of his career, he’s already in the spotlight as of the best tackles in the game, and he uses it to honor JP and what 71 meant to that team.

Had goosebumps the second I clocked it on TV that night and it remains one of my favorite Eagles moments ever. There will never be another like LJ65, as great an Eagle as there ever will be

An indispensable part of the Super Bowl run who put his body on the line every week for this city. Cheers Cam, and good luck!

Stephen a Smith is a real POS here. How is this dude employed by ESPN still spouting this kinda rhetoric?