Jalen Carter contract rumors: Why the Eagles are playing the long game
Jalen Carter hasn't just impressed through his first two seasons in Philadelphia - he's reshaped expectations.Coming out of Georgia as the ninth overall pick in 2023, Carter landed with a defensive line already packed with talent. But instead of getting lost in the shuffle, he bulldozed his way to the front. With 10.5 sacks and a dominant presence on tape, he's been a problem for offensive lines since his rookie snap.Eagles' Saquon Barkley and Cooper DeJean perform a perfect alley-oop that's NBA materialHis performance hasn't just caught the attention of fans - it's shifted the Eagles' entire financial strategy.Over the last year, the front office has made moves that, on the surface, might have seemed like standard cap maneuvering. But look closer, and a pattern emerges: veterans like Darius Slay and Chauncey Gardner-Johnson weren't just cap casualties - their exits […]
