The Eagles have already made two massive investments along the defensive front, and that’s why Moro Ojomo has become the next name that has to stay on Howie Roseman’s radar.
Philadelphia locked up Jalen Carter with a four-year, $152 million extension that made him the highest-paid player in NFL history at his position. Earlier in the offseason, Jordan Davis became the highest-paid nose tackle in league history with his own deal. That leaves Ojomo as the remaining defensive tackle in the mix, and he’s now entering the final year of his contract.
Ojomo isn’t feeding the noise around his future, either. After a training camp practice, he was asked about his contract situation and made it clear he’s staying locked in on football.
“I think when you get into those thoughts, it can be a rabbit hole,” Ojomo said via SportsRadio 94 WIP's Eliot Shorr-Parks. “I’d rather steer clean from them.
We have a football season to play. I’ve got an agent, and he’s hired for a reason.
He needs to do his job, and I’ll do my job, and we’ll see what happens.”
That mindset has matched what he’s shown on the field. With Carter injured throughout last year, Ojomo’s role expanded, and he delivered.
In 17 games with nine starts, he posted 38 tackles, 12 quarterback hits, six tackles for loss, six sacks, and one pass deflection. Pro Football Focus gave him a 72.9 overall grade, which ranked him 19th out of 134 interior defensive linemen in the NFL.
The Eagles are also staring at more extensions down the road. Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean look like players who will eventually get new deals, and Jalyx Hunt is moving in that direction as well.
Roseman has built a reputation as a cap wizard, so there’s always a chance he can find a way to keep Ojomo in Philadelphia. But the more likely path is that Ojomo hits free agency and sees what the market brings, where he could be in line for Milton Williams-type money at about $25 million per year.
That’s the crux of it for the Eagles: Ojomo isn’t just a useful piece, he’s the kind of pass rusher and run defender who can fill the same kind of role Carter and Davis have handled. That makes him valuable, and it makes his next contract a difficult one to navigate. Still, Philadelphia has to find a way to keep him in the building long term and hold this defensive line together.
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