By Tim Kelly, Sports Talk Philly editor 
The looming 10-game suspension of Philadelphia Eagles right-tackle Lane Johnson, which was first reported by Darren DeGaetano, may have caught the public off guard. The public found out after the Eagles did.
A source close to the team told Eagledelphia.com Tuesday evening that the Eagles were aware of Johnson's impending suspension prior to Tuesday, noting that they had known for 'weeks,' but being careful to point out that 'weeks' doesn't mean exactly two weeks.
While the source expressed pessimism over Johnson's chances of getting the suspension overturned, Johnson reportedly told Jay Glazer of FOX Sports that he did fail a test, but is waiting for the B sample of his test results to come back and didn't knowingly take something that the league had banned:
"Just heard from Lane Johnson, says he took an amino acid that was approved but tested positive for peptide. Fighting it as well as company. You're responsible for what goes in your body but he insists it was approved. Waiting on B sample."
Though Johnson's agent would later call reports of a suspension "a rumor created by a member of the media," it's hard to discount what Glazer said considering he used to train Johnson in MMA.
If Johnson's B sample does not clear him, it appears his second failed test for a PED will result in a suspension of some sort. Alex Marvez of Sirius XM NFL Radio did note this evening that Johnson failed his first PED test for adderall. Johnson then served a four-game suspension to open the 2014 season due to the failed test, but adderall has since been moved from the category of PEDs to stimulants. Failed adderall tests normally result in four-game suspensions, like PEDs, but it's unclear if because the two drugs now fall under different categories if an appeal could shorten the suspension in any way. Given that a 10-game suspension is reportedly looming, it would appear the NFL views Johnson as a second-time offender, regardless of semantics.
For the time being, the Eagles appear to be in real trouble offensively. While they don't lack depth at the quarterback position, it doesn't appear that they want to expose Carson Wentz early in the 2016 season, but are one Sam Bradford injury away from him being the team's backup. Johnson not only will force Dennis Kelly into a starting role, but leave the team without a real option to replace Jason Peters if injury issues from the 2015 season should carry over. The line as a whole also has a new right guard in Brandon Brooks, who may now be forced to begin building chemistry with Kelly, who is an obvious downgrade from Johnson. Allen Barbre also has had injuries in the past and Jason Kelce is coming off of the worst season of his career.
It was never that the offensive line — or offense as whole — appeared to be the Eagles' strength heading into the 2016 season. But Johnson, who was rewarded with a new six-year deal this past off-season, was supposed to be the one sure thing on the line, whether he stayed at right tackle or was forced into moving to the blind side. Instead, a potential suspension has made him the biggest question mark of anyone in the unit, which casts doubt on the team's ability to compete in 2016.
