The Eagles have a decision to make at the end of this season, and CBS Sports believes a former first-round pick is going to get paid.
As Jalen Carter goes into the third year of his rookie deal, Eagles general manager Howie Roseman will have a decision to make: do they exercise his fifth-year rookie option, or do they offer him a true contract extension keeping him in Philadelphia for the foreseeable future?
CBS Sports writer Cody Benjamin examined Carter's situation and why he will get that big pay day.
"The Eagles are a forward-thinking group, so one reason they shed salary following Super Bowl LIX domination may have been to clear future space for a massive Carter extension.