{"id":896755,"date":"2026-10-27T20:32:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T20:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/896755\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T20:32:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T20:32:16","slug":"jalen-carter-riq-woolen-decline-to-speak-to-reporters-after-loss-to-cowboys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/896755\/","title":{"rendered":"Jalen Carter, Riq Woolen decline to speak to reporters after loss to Cowboys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With all the focus on the injury issues for the Eagles\u2019 offense, the team\u2019s defense got manhandled last night by the Cowboys. After the game, two key players declined to speak to reporters.<\/p>\n<p>Both defensive tackle Jalen Carter and cornerback Riq Woolen passed on the league-imposed requirement to talk after each game.<\/p>\n<p>Said Carter, via EJ Smith of PHLY Sports, \u201c<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EJSmith94\/status\/2114926205606764832?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Nah, y\u2019all have a good night<\/a>. You get home safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Said Woolen, also per Smith, \u201cAppreciate you all, as always. Y\u2019all have a good night, <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EJSmith94\/status\/2114926930076295495?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">get home safely as well<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not uncommon for players to refuse to speak after games. Sometimes, it morphs into a confrontation with the league, which has fined players in the past. More often than not, it gets resolved with a conversation or a warning.<\/p>\n<p>The reluctance to speak is not surprising. The Eagles gave up 204 rushing yards to the Cowboys. Woolen slipped and fell on what would have been a long touchdown catch by receiver CeeDee Lamb, if the throw had been more accurate.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond that, the Eagles are 2-5. The season is slipping away. Frustrations may have emerged, if either or both had spoken.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the league mandates it. Last night, they both failed to satisfy the obligation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With all the focus on the injury issues for the Eagles\u2019 offense, the team\u2019s defense got manhandled last&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":896756,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[349,99],"class_list":["post-896755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/896755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=896755"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/896755\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/896756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=896755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=896755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=896755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}