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The Eagles' loaded offensive line has been a ma sive part of the team's succe s this season, but a late-season injury to Lane Johnson threatened to diminish one of Philadelphia's biggest advantages.Johnson left the Eagles' Week 16 lo s to the Cowboys with a groin injury and mi sed the team's sluggish final two games of the regular season.The two-time All-Pro simply wasn't going to let the fairly significant injury end his season ahead of what could be a special run by the Eagles. He decided to hold off on surgery until after the playoffs and made his return in the team's divisional round win over the Giants.After consulting with numerous experts, including Dr. William Meyers in Philly, Pro Bowl OT Lane Johnson will put off surgery on his torn adductor to rehab for two (or three) weeks and will play in the playoffs, sources say. Wild. Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) Coach Nick Sirianni said Johnson's decision "speaks of his toughne s and his desire to connect and how much all his teammates mean to him," telling reporters that Luke Jackson Jersey Johnson is "one of the toughest guys we've ever been around."MORE:Surgery would've kept Johnson out 10-12 weeks and erased any chance of returning during the playoffs. By putting surgery on the backburner, Johnson still won't be forced to mi s any time in training camp this summer or during the 2023 regular season.Johnson told ESPN's Tim McManus before the divisional round that the pain has minimized a great deal" since the injury.Johnson showed up on the injury report as "limited" for the Eagles' first two practices ahead of Sunday's NFC title game against the 49ers, but he played 96 percent of offensive snaps against the Giants last weekend.MORE:There's no understating Johnson's importance to the Eagles' offense. Saints DE Cameron Jordan dominated the Eagles with three sacks and a forced fumble when Johnson mi sed Philadelphia's Week 17 game against New Orleans.A first-team All-Pro selection this season, Johnson was a key starter on the Eagles' 2017 championship team, and Philadelphia had a losing record on the two occasions he mi sed more than half of the season.Johnson and the Eagles are both making an educated gue s that a limited version of their franchise left tackle is better than any alternative. So far, that appears to be true. Adam Duvall Jersey