Eagles' Jalen Carter Opens Up About $152 Million Extension: 'More Championships'

Jalen Carter and the Philadelphia Eagles agreed to a massive extension this week.

The Eagles signed Carter to a four-year, $152 million extension worth up to $160 million, including $106 million guaranteed, that now makes him the highest-paid defensive tackle in NFL history.

After putting pen to paper, Carter spoke about the massive extension. 

“I don't really think the money is ever gonna change me,” Carter said, via NBC Sports Philadelphia. "When you get picked in the first round and you’re a top-10 pick, you kind of get a little bit of decent money. And that didn't change me. I still came in, I had a goal, let the team know and the fans know that the goal was to get a championship. And it happened. But it's a new contract and it's time to get more championships for the city of Philly."

Philadelphia selected Carter with the ninth overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. Carter has 13.5 sacks, 66 solo tackles, 25 tackles for loss and 37 QB hits in 43 games. He made the Pro Bowl in 2024 and 2025 and helped the Eagles win the Super Bowl during the 2024 season against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Carter came in at No. 3 in ESPN's defensive tackle rankings for the upcoming season. Only Leonard Williams of the Seattle Seahawks and Jeffery Simmons of the Tennessee Titans are ahead of Carter. 

“Last few months, I've just been working," Carter said. "I had my agent, Drew Rosenhaus, really handling everything. And my beautiful mother over there, they did most of the communicating and talking. And they let me relax and get my summer work in and come in just ready for the start of the season. And they got it handled, and I'm very thankful for them.”

Carter's 83 pass-rush wins as an interior lineman since 2023 are tied for the seventh most in the NFL. He's one of the best players in the league and the Eagles made the right move by signing him to an extension. 

“The responsibility, it's a lot, but I'm just staying humble and being calm," Carter said. "I'm not letting it overhype me or anything like that. I still gotta come out here every day ... and work. My main focus after this (interview), I'm gonna watch film. We're gonna get right in there. We're gonna worry about what we can do tomorrow to get better.”

Philadelphia won the NFC East again last season, but the San Francisco 49ers beat the Eagles in the wild-card round of the playoffs.

It will be interesting to see how the Eagles do in 2026.