Now, former defensive tackle Jalen Carter pushed that number to nearly half a billion. Jalen Carter becomes highest paid DT in NFL historyCarter signed a contract extension with the Philadelphia Eagles on Tuesday with a $152 million extension and got $106 million of it guaranteed. Athens now claims the highest paid defensive tackle, nose tackle, and player in NFL history. It was back in March that Eagles and former Bulldog teammate Jordan Davis earned a deal of $78 million, making him the highest paid nose tackle and sixth highest paid DT in NFL history. The proof is there with Carter being the highest paid DT ever.