The Eagles made Jalen Carter the highest-paid interior defensive lineman in football this offseason, and the bill will come due eventually. The Philadelphia Eagles made Jalen Carter a very rich man this offseason. At his best, Carter is a game-wrecking player who is at the top of the scouting report for opposing offenses week after week. “Carter then has $30 million coming in 2028, and that money vests as fully guaranteed in March 2027,” Breer wrote. Which isn’t backbreaking, but wouldn’t be great business given that the team had him under contract for $40 million less for those two years under his rookie deal.”