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Lane Johnson blasts Robert Kraft, Bill Belichick for pre-Super Bowl trash-talk

Lane Johnson is not a fan of the New England Patriots or the “Patriot Way.” This is no secret.

The Eagles offensive lineman blasted the Patriots as a “fear-based organization” in February after Philadelphia beat New England in the Super Bowl in an expletive-laden rant on the “Pardon My Take” podcast.

Did Robert Kraft and Bill Belichick start a war of words?

Johnson laid into the Patriots again Tuesday, this time on “The Steve Austin Show,” and alluded to some behind-the-scenes pre-Super Bowl smack talk from Patriots owner Robert Kraft and coach Bill Belichick that he did not appreciate.