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The national scene was not kind to Jalen Carter at the start of the 2025 season when we saw him get ejected from the first game of the regular season for spitting on Dak Prescott, but the start of this season is starting on a much more positive note.
Like a Brink’s truck full of $100 bills.
That’s because Carter agreed to a four-year contract extension worth $152 million, with $106 million guaranteed, making him the highest-paid defensive tackle in NFL history.
Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter (98) leaves the field after being disqualified for unsportsmanlike conduct before an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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The deal, negotiated by agents Drew and Jason Rosenhaus, will net Carter $38 million in new money on an average annual basis.
The average puts Carter ahead of Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons ($35.2 million) and Kansas City Chiefs lineman Chris Jones ($31.75 million) as the only interior linemen in the league to top $30 million per season.
This is, shall we say, nothing to spit on.
Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones (95) gestures to the crowd during the third quarter at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on December 25, 2025. (Jay Biggerstaff/Imagn Images)
Carter is now under contract with Philadelphia until 2031.
The No. 9 pick in the 2023 draft, Carter finished second in Defensive Rookie of the Year rankings behind Will Anderson Jr.
Carter was instrumental in helping the Eagles win Super Bowl LIX to close out the 2024 season. Last year, he only played in 11 games until he had to undergo surgery on both shoulders.
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Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter leaves the field after being disqualified for unsportsmanlike conduct before an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday, September 4, 2025, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
But he played at least 90 percent of the snaps in four of those 11 games and his 55.9 snaps per game were the most among defensive tackles.
Carter is a two-time Pro Bowler and the Eagles obviously believe his best days are ahead, because that’s exactly what $38 million per season should bring in.
Especially in matches played on the national scene.
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