Defensive Tackle · Philadelphia Eagles

Jalen Carter

No. 98 · 4th season

Both shoulders, one month out, and now Vic Fangio says he's fine

Missing a month is hard enough. Missing a month because you had surgery on both shoulders at once is something else.

Jalen Carter plays defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles — the kind of position where your whole job is to overpower people at the line of scrimmage.

Late in the 2025 regular season, Carter was out for roughly a month following surgical procedures on both shoulders. Two surgeries. One recovery window.

Now Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio says Carter's shoulders are fine. That word — fine — carries a lot of weight when the person saying it is the one who needs him on the field.

What it means for Carter is simple: he went through something significant, got through it, and now he is back in the conversation. What happens next is the part worth watching.

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