The Eagles made a massive splash just before training camp by locking up defensive tackle Jordan Carter on a four-year extension worth $152 million, a deal that pushes him past Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons and makes him the highest-paid player at his position in NFL history.
That kind of headline can start a lot of contract chatter around a team, and Eagles executive vice president Howie Roseman added a little fuel at camp with a comment about the safety of fans’ jerseys for certain players, though he didn’t name names. The assumption is he was pointing toward cornerbacks Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean.
Even so, neither defender sounds interested in letting extension talk take center stage.
Mitchell, who was named among the NFL’s top 100 players earlier in the week, made it clear he’s keeping his attention on the field. He isn’t in a contract year, with next season serving as his last guaranteed season in Philadelphia and the 2028 season still under a team option.
When asked about the possibility of a new deal, Mitchell brushed it aside.
"That don't mean nothing, we appreciate that, but each and every day we got to come out here and work, we got to come out here and do our jobs to the best of our ability..."
DeJean echoed that same mindset. He has another year left on his contract, so there’s no immediate rush on the Eagles’ side, either. And for the player himself, the focus is simple: football first.
"Yeah, I mean it's cool, but I just want to win football games, that's what I'm focused on doing, when that comes, it'll come," stated DeJean. "That was nice of him to say, but I'm just focused on this season, obviously just trying to put a good season together and help our team win a lot of football games..."
For now, both cornerbacks are treating the extension buzz like background noise. With neither Mitchell nor DeJean sitting in a contract year, there’s no reason for camp to become about anything other than the season ahead.
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