The Birds have successfully extended Jalen Carter, despite rumors that they may be skittish of signing him to such a major deal.

After signing Jordan Davis to an extension earlier this offseason, the team now has two anchors in place for their DL through the 2029 season.

They also have their biggest signing out of the way – the one that was certain to reset the market if it were to happen.

With that done the Eagles front office could choose to turn to their other young players before the season kicks off.

They do have what is expected to be market-resetting deals on the horizon as they’ll almost certainly look to extend Cooper DeJean and Quinyon Mitchell next offseason when their available. That’ll factor into what they’ll be willing to offer guys who are a bit lower priority right now but it shouldn’t dissuade them from starting talks.

Other players now eligible for extensions include Nolan Smith, Tyler Steen, Moro Ojomo, Tank Bigsby, Tanner McKee and Jakorian Bennett.

Bennett seems unlikely to get a long-term extension and it likely wouldn’t benefit the Eagles to have it done now rather than after the season, but the others could become valuable players for the future.

The Eagles have done well by paying their players well, but also paying them as soon as possible and getting contracts done before markets reset and occasionally before players break out, so the others are likely worth at least checking in to see what they’d be looking for.

In terms of the priority, Nolan Smith, Moro Ojomo, and Tyler Steen represent the trenches where the Eagles like to build and could be next in line.

Moro Ojomo

That said, it’s hard to imagine Ojomo agreeing to an extension at this point. With upcoming players to extend, the Eagles won’t want to commit huge money to a third defensive tackle.

Ojomo seems destined to be the next Milton Williams for the Eagles – a player they found much later in the draft then produced at a high level and is primed to leave for big ticket money in free agency only because, despite his high level of talent, there is just too much tied up in other home-grown elite talent.

The Eagles would love to have Ojomo stick around, but his negotiations would have to be willing to take a discount to stay here and that seems unlikely for a player that was a seventh-round pick (so has a small contract payout compared to many other draftees) and who has yet to receive his second NFL contract.

It makes sense for Ojomo to head to free agency and cash in on this next contract – one that will probably be the biggest of his career. All it takes is betting on his health and play next season. Plus, the Eagles will likely be setup for a third or fourth-round compensatory pick with his departure.

The Eagles should still touch base, however. The team doesn’t need any more of this BS from departed free agents that “the Eagles didn’t want to keep them” because they didn’t get a contract offer that was below expectations. At least contact Ojomo’s camp and let him know you want to keep him around but can’t pay top dollar due to other commitments. Worst that can come from it is that he says no and waits it out for FA – which he is likely to do anyway.

Nolan Smith

This is a big question mark, but that may play to the Eagles advantage.

The young edge rusher seemed to break out during the Super Bowl run two years ago, but he took a step back last season. Additionally, he drove into legal trouble that offseason. Both of those could hinder a new deal by lowering what he might be able to make. If the Eagles believe in him, however, that could help them sign him to a deal with lower cap impacts or a longer timeline and that could be something to explore.

The team brought in Jonathan Greenard and worked out an extension for him earlier this offseason and that could show the team’s thinking – the way his new deal is structured it allows for an out in the deal for 2028. That is when Smith’s new-money deal would come into play if they extend him, so they can consider that option.

Tyler Steen

It’s really not a debate that last season was highly disappointing for Steen. He certainly seemed to take a step back from where he was during the 2024 season.

That said, the entire OL is in pretty rough shape moving forward: Lane Johnson could retire any year now, Cam Jurgens and Landon Dickerson have both been beat up and reportedly considering early retirements, so that leaves only Jordan Mailata as a long-term solution that the Eagles should be able to count on.

Even if he isn’t a dominant world-beater, it would be good for the Eagles to have a capable offensive lineman who isn’t actively considering getting out of the sport with several years of control.

This is not going to be a record-breaking deal, but if it’s negotiated to a reasonable number and last year is essentially Steen’s floor, the worst outcome of an extension could be that you have a capable starter as your sixth-man or he winds up being traded – no team has ever complained that they have too many competent offensive linemen.

With the number not expected to be astronomical and no other OL that are actively vying for extensions (beyond potentially Fred Johnson), this may be the most logical extension for the Eagles to get done.

Tank Bigsby

Bigsby is an tough one to even guess what he’d make. There’s no doubt he showed well last season, but he also has already had the Jaguars give up on him and send him away due to ball security issues.

Running behind Barkley last year, he brought the energy and was effective but on limited touches. Will teams expect that to translate in a situation where they have a lead back who isn’t nearly as skilled as Saquon? Will a team be willing to give him a shot as RB1 for that and not bring in another back?

Running backs don’t often make a ton and there’s a high injury risk for the position compared to others, but the Eagles might be able to use that to get a solid player that meshes with their other skill players well on a reasonable deal to ensure he’s around for more than a year.

On the flip side, running backs switch teams all the time in the NFL and with a few exceptions, the quality of most backs from season to season is far more variable than other positions on the field. That might make the Eagles stay away from guaranteeing any further money to the position following Barkley’s elevated contract.

Tanner McKee

This would be an interesting deal for the Eagles.

On one hand, the team does value their backup quarterback but on the other they always seem to find more QBs to bring in and they value the picks that they’d likely get from losing him (either via a trade or to a free agency compensatory pick).

Whether a deal gets done with McKee or not likely comes down to how the team feels about rookie draft selection Cole Payton over the next several years and what McKee thinks he can get in free agency with very little meaningful game action in the NFL on tape.