How Jalen Carter's extension ranks with the NFL's highest-paid defensive players
Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter has signed a four-year, $152 million contract extension, making him the highest-paid defensive tackle in NFL history. The deal secures his position with the team through the 2031 season.
Why it matters
This contract reflects the rapidly rising market value for elite defensive players in the NFL and highlights the Eagles' long-term roster strategy.
The Eagles just ensured that Jalen Carter will be other offenses' problem through 2031.
Jalen Carter's contract extension began the Eagles' first week of training camp on a high note.
The star defensive tackle is signing on for a four-year, $152 million deal (with $106 million guaranteed), which will keep Carter in the Philadelphia trenches through 2031 – as ESPN's Adam Schefter first reported .
The extension also makes Carter the highest-paid defensive tackle in NFL history, at an average of about $38 million. And if the two-time Pro Bowler keeps trending upward as expected, where offensive linemen are routinely left with little other choice but to hold him, he'll be well worth the cost, especially since the deal will carry the 25-year-old through his prime.
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