Here’s how it works these days when you want to find out what a pro athlete is thinking: You check the athlete’s Twitter and Instagram feeds – yes, including all the possible burner accounts. You check The Players’ Tribune to see how the athlete’s words and life experiences have been shaped into a shiny piece of self-serving art. You check the locker room during a 39-minute media availability and hope the athlete hasn’t decided to take a strategically timed 38-minute, 55-second shower.
Here’s how it works when you want to find out what Lane Johnson is thinking: You see him.