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Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jordan Davis.
The Philadelphia Eagles have shown what their priority is this offseason, and that starts with defensive tackle and former 1st round pick Jordan Davis — and they made some NFL history in the process.
“Jordan Davis reached agreement on a 3-year, $78 million extension that includes $65M guaranteed and makes him the highest paid nose tackle in NFL history,” ESPN’s Adam Schefter wrote on his official X account on Saturday. ” … The Eagles have three DTs who are extension-eligible this offseason: Jalen Carter, Moro Ojomo, and Jordan Davis. Davis is the first to land a big deal.”
Davis, 6-foot-6 and 336 pounds, has been at the heart of Philadelphia’s defense since he was taken with the No. 13 overall pick out of the University of Georgia in the 2022 NFL draft. In April 2025, the Eagles exercised the 5th year option on Davis’s rookie contract, which would have paid him $12.938 million in 2026.
The Eagles took his college teammate, Carter, with the No. 9 overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft. The last 2 seasons, the duo has been mostly unstoppable, including a Super Bowl win following the 2024 season.
“BREAKING: The Eagles and star DT Jordan Davis are finalizing a 3-year, $78M extension with $65M guaranteed, per sources. A massive $26M-per-year deal for Davis, making him the highest-paid NT in NFL history,” NFL insider Jordan Schultz wrote on his official X account. “Jordan Davis, still only 26, has turned into a superstar in the middle of Philadelphia’s defense. The former 1st-round pick hasn’t missed a game since his rookie year in 2022 — and comes off a career-highs in tackles (72), sacks (4.5), TFLs (9) and snaps (686). The Eagles prioritize one of their top homegrown players with a huge multi-year deal.”
Jordan Davis Took Star Turn With Eagles in 2025
Davis has started every regular-season game and playoff game for the Eagles for the last 3 seasons — 56 consecutive starts.
Davis capped the Eagles‘ 33-26 win over the Los Angeles Rams in Week 3 by blocking what would have been the game-winning field goal and running the ball back 66 yards for a touchdown as time expired.
“It wasn’t a given that the defensive tackle’s fifth-year option would be exercised this offseason, but that is now looking like a genius move considering the huge impact Davis has made thus far in a breakout campaign,” Bleacher Report wrote after Davis’ game-winning turn against the Rams.
In 2025, Davis was the only player in the NFL to earn both NFL Special Teams Player of the Week and NFL Defensive Player of the Week.
Contract Projections Missed Big for Jordan Davis
Spotrac projected Davis would receive a 4-year, $81.8 million contract if he hit the open market or the Eagles were looking at an extension — a guess that was off by over $20 million.
“I don’t think people realize the Eagles have $100+ million in cap space in 2027 and $120+ million in cap space in 2028,” Philly Nation wrote on its official X account on February 26. “If an extension is agreed to with Jalen Carter, Nolan Smith, Jordan Davis, and/or Moro Ojomo they will all have sub of $10M cap hits the first two years of those deals most likely with the way they do contracts. Also in Jordan Davis’ case, he will actually save them cap space in 2026 if they agreed to one this offseason. Extensions if they make them with Quinyon Mitchell, Cooper DeJean, and Jalyx Hunt next offseason will be the same. They are have a ton of space to do stuff.”
Tony Adame covers the NFL for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Commanders, Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens, Philadelphia Eagles and Denver Broncos. A veteran sports writer and editor since 2004, his work has been featured at Stadium Talk, Yardbarker, NW Florida Daily News and Pensacola News Journal. More about Tony Adame
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