Jalen Hurts wanted to put some money down on his defensive tackle as well.
During a press conference on Wednesday, the Eagles quarterback told a story of his wife, Bryonna “Bry” Burrows, putting a $5 bill in his backpack for training camp as a part of an inside joke between the couple.
It was obvious to Hurts what he would do with the cash.
“I took that $5 bill and I went and gave it to Jalen Carter, and I smacked it on his chest. And I said, ‘Let me put five on top of that,’” Hurts said.
Carter agreed to a four-year, $152 million contract extension worth up to $160 million, with $106 million guaranteed on Tuesday.
“We just had a little fun. He’s a great competitor, great player,” Hurts said. “He’s disrupting practice out there today. Just excited for him to be able to focus on what’s to come and move forward.”
Carter was asked on Wednesday about the money he received from Hurts, and whether he would spend it or frame it.
Carter said he would rather Hurts had signed it.
“I said if he would’ve signed it, it’d probably be worth $500,” he said with a laugh. “But, I got it held. It’s at the house, though. I literally held it all day. It fell out of my pockets with teammates giving it to me. It was a funny moment, though.”
The extension made the 25-year-old the highest-paid defensive tackle in NFL history.
It followed a 2025 season that included 12 quarterback hits, four tackles for loss, three sacks, 33 total tackles, and 29 pressures.
“The last few months, I’ve just been working,” Carter said about the extension. “I had my agent, Drew Rosenhaus, really handling everything and my beautiful mother over there. They really did most of the communicating and talking. They let me relax and get my summer work in. Come in just ready for the start of the season. They got it handled and I’m very thankful for them. I’m thankful for a lot.”
Carter has been with the Hurts and the Eagles for three seasons since he was drafted ninth overall in the 2023 draft out of Georgia.
“Man that’s my guy man,” Carter said of Hurts. “He’s just so professional. When he’s around, it’s just a different feeling. He’s just a big role. He’s like a big broher. Also, when I talk to him, it’s just one on one, it’s always serious talks. It’s never play around. I got a lot of support in him.”
In the 2024-25 season, he helped the Eagles win their second Super Bowl. Carter had two pressures and two quarterback knockdowns on Patrick Mahomes in the 40-22 victory over the Chiefs.
The Eagles will look to improve upon their 11-6 season, in which they lost in the wild-card round of the playoffs to the 49ers.
They will be without A.J. Brown this season after the wideout was traded to the Patriots on June 1.
