NFL Notes: Fridayyyyyy 05/21

Lane Johnson cleared for offseason work

Philadelphia Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson suffered a plethora of injuries during his 2020 season, including ankle surgery that inevitably ended his season in December. Johnson says it's old news and that he's ready for offseason workouts at full strength.

"Full go in practice. I got cleared a couple weeks ago."

-- Lane Johnson coming back from that ankle injury pic.twitter.com/huzZiukPLP

— Dave Zangaro (@DZangaroNBCS) May 20, 2021

​Joe Flacco​ needs all the protection he can get. 

it doesn't sound like julian edelman will be playing in tampa

New England Patriots wide receiver and former Super Bowl MVP Julian Edelman announced his retirement earlier this year. The second he did, the rumors started swirling that he'd end up in Tampa Bay with former teammates Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski. Edelman said on Thursday that likely will not happen and that he's a "one-team guy."

On the @michaelirvin88 podcast today, Edelman says he’s not worried about the Hall of Fame, says he has nothing left to prove and that he’s a “one team guy” pic.twitter.com/CNG2Ste03C

— Ben Volin (@BenVolin) May 20, 2021

Edelman's main reason for retirement was injuries, but so was Gronk's...