Jalen Carter has the potential to be one of the best interior defensive linemen in the NFL.
Coming off his first Pro Bowl season, Carter will get the chance in 2025 to prove he belongs in that conversation.
And if he performs to his peak level, he’ll also be looking at a huge payday.
The Athletic’s Brooks Kubena explains:
“NFL teams can’t enter negotiations with someone they drafted until after the final regular season game of their third contract year. So, there won’t be any news on an extension between the Eagles and Carter during the upcoming season. But GM Howie Roseman spent the offseason tidying up the organization’s books partly to accommodate what could very well be a record-setting contract for their star interior defensive lineman. Carter secured his first Pro Bowl selection in 2024. The degree of his dominance in 2025 will dictate where he’ll eventually land in relation to Kansas City’s Chris Jones, the NFL’s highest-paid interior lineman at $31.75 million. Owner Jeffrey Lurie authorizes Roseman to set the market instead of chasing it. I’d expect the Eagles to again extend another core player sooner rather than later.”
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Carter is definitely the active player most likely to eclipse that $31.75 million average annual value record currently held by Jones.
Philadelphia certainly likes giving extensions to keep its star players around if possible.
Carter looms as the next big deal.
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