Many have started to suggest that the Philadelphia Eagles should extend Jaelan Phillips now, after acquiring him in a deal with the Miami Dolphins for a third-round pick.
Phillips has been incredible during his time with the Eagles, showing why they made a deal to land the star.
While there's always a risk in giving Phillips a massive deal, considering he's been through his fair share of injuries, it's also important to mention that if the Eagles don't sign him to a long-term deal, another team likely will.
While Bleacher Report's Kristopher Knox urged the team to sign him to an extension and predicted that's what would happen, I'm here to say why it might not happen this season.
“The Philadelphia Eagles acquired pass-rusher Jaelan Phillips from the Dolphins at the deadline in exchange for a 2026 third-round pick... The 26-year-old has already proved to be a strong fit for Vic Fangio's defense. In two games since joining the Eagles, he has amassed 11 tackles, one sack, two tackles for loss, one fumble recovery and five quarterback pressures. In short, Phillips has returned to the impressive form he showed early in his career before injuries wiped out the better part of two seasons.
“Good pass-rushers aren't easy to find, something the Eagles learned early this year after losing Josh Sweat and Milton Williams in free agency. Now that Phillips is in the fold, Philadelphia GM Howie Roseman should keep him far away from the open market,” he wrote.
Reports have started to indicate over the past month or so that Howie Roseman, the Eagles' general manager, doesn't have any plans on signing any player to an extension this season. His reason for it is simple, as he doesn't want to divide the locker room.
“Asked about potentially extending Jaelan Phillips, Howie Roseman suggests Eagles won't be extending anyone in-season,” Dave Zangaro wrote. “That's been his MO during years where Eagles are competing for a Super Bowl. He thinks it creates a bad locker room environment to extend some and not others.”
Roseman may have some other thoughts about that over the next few months, but as things currently stand, he has a fair point.
If that's the case, they'll have to worry about Phillips hitting the open market.