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Nearly five years later, Lane Johnson’s Super Bowl comments about Patriots still bother Chris Long

A year after helping the New England Patriots complete the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history, former NFL defensive end Chris Long was beating them as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles at Super Bowl LII.

That Super Bowl in particular tends to rub Patriots fans the wrong way due to the pre-game trash talk from Eagles offensive tackle Lane Johnson, who went full scorched Earth mode on the Patriots’ organization.

“I just think that ‘The Patriot Way’ is a fear-based organization,” Johnson said, per NESN’s Zack Cox. “Obviously, do they win? Hell yes, they win.