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Jim Johnson, the revered architect of the Eagles’ blitz-happy defense in the Andy Reid era, died Tuesday after a battle with metastasized melanoma. Johnson was 68. He left behind a wife, Vicky, two children, Scott and Michelle, and four grandchildren. Johnson had been on an indefinite leave since May as he grappled with skin cancer for the second time since 2001. The disease had spread to his spine and other areas of his body. On Saturday, on the eve of report day for rookies and selected veterans at training camp, head coach Andy Reid announced that Sean McDermott, one of Johnson’s longtime assistants, would assume the defensive coordinator post, giving the impression that Johnson’s …

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Jim Johnson dies at 68

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