Defensive Tackle · Philadelphia Eagles

Jalen Carter

No. 98 · 4th season

Jalen Carter just became the highest-paid defensive tackle in NFL history

Some numbers land quietly. This one didn't.

Jalen Carter plays a position where most people couldn't name the best in the league if you spotted them three guesses. Defensive tackle is the job no one sees until the offense stops moving and everyone wonders why. Carter makes offenses stop moving. The Philadelphia Eagles noticed early and decided they'd rather not find out what it looks like when he does it somewhere else.

The two sides agreed on a four-year extension worth $152 million, with $106 million of that guaranteed. That last number is the one that resets the market — it's more guaranteed money than any defensive tackle has ever been promised, and it puts Carter's name at the top of a list that doesn't move easily.

For the Eagles, this is a statement about what they think their defense is built on. For Carter, it's confirmation that the people who pay the closest attention to what happens in the trenches saw exactly what they were looking at.

The record is his now. What he does with it is the next question.

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