Lane Johnson

Eagles OL Lane Johnson (65) and Jason Peters (71) tai before practice at the NovaCare Complex in Philadelphia, Thursday , Oct. 8, 2015. (Tim Hawk | For NJ.com)

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PHILADELPHIA -- Word got out Aug. 10, one day before the Eagles' preseason opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that tackle Lane Johnson had tested positive for a banned substance and would be suspended for 10 games.

That was Aug. 10.

It's Sept. 18 and not only hasn't Johnson been suspended, the Eagles haven't heard anything about his situation, according to head coach Doug Pederson.

"Yeah, you would think you would have heard something by now,'' Pederson said Saturday as he prepared his team to play the Chicago Bears, Monday night. "Again, it's just day-to-day. I just go about our business and get him ready to play.''

So Johnson will start at right tackle Monday night against the Chicago Bears just as he did opening day against the Cleveland Browns and perhaps will next Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers and who knows how much longer.

Maybe he'll never get suspended.

"That's obviously a possibility,'' Pederson said perhaps hoping. "But then if it does happen, obviously down the road it just pushes everything back. Me, personally, I'd rather know now than later. But until then, he's the guy.''

And everything else is on hold, like left guard Allen Barbre staying put. If/when Johnson is suspended, Barbre is the new right tackle. Until then he's the left guard.

Pederson said Barbre hasn't gotten any work at tackle since the end of the preseason.

"We haven't in the last couple weeks, just because we haven't heard anything,'' the head coach said. "What we did in training camp and the things he did for those couple of weeks and getting himself ready to play -- especially now, if something were to come down and to move him over there with a week of preparation, he'd be okay.''

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