Sources - Eagles mull Lane Johnson roster status amid O-line changes - ESPN

The Philadelphia Eagles will play the Jacksonville Jaguars without two of their biggest-name and most decorated offensive linemen from the past decade — Lane Johnson and Cam Jurgens.

In a wild confluence of events this past week, Johnson abruptly retired while Jurgens was traded to the Baltimore Ravens — moves that have left the Eagles short-handed on their suddenly young offensive line, but with plenty to sort through as the fallout continues.

Multiple sources involved in the situation discussed the current state of Philadelphia's offensive line with NFL Network:

• The Eagles are expected to keep Johnson on the 53-man roster throughout the season, rather than move him to the reserve/retired list. The plan is for Johnson to stay on the 53-man roster until after June 1 for salary cap reasons, while it also maintains an open window in the unlikely event he changes his mind.

Philadelphia cut Andy Dalton on Friday in a roster crunch due to injuries, for instance. If the Eagles carry Johnson until June 2, there will be no cap acceleration crashing down on them until 2028. Placing Johnson on the retired list now acts the same as a release for cap purposes, and it would sting.

• Johnson received an option bonus of $21.7 million prior to the season, and with his retirement, the expectation is that he'll pay back several million dollars — with the exact number to be determined. But without an exact number, one cannot definitively confirm the cap ramifications for the Eagles. Talks of how to handle the money are ongoing, with the NFLPA and the NFL management council involved.

• Johnson is on the roster currently for the rest of his $1.3 million base salary — having received his bonus earlier — so the Eagles keeping him there won't