The passion of Jalen Carter: Why the Eagles like seeing emotion from the well-conditioned, question-asking star defensive lineman

Rewind the clock to the last time the public witnessed Eagles defensive line coach Clint Hurtt serve as star defensive lineman Jalen Carter’s bodyguard. It was Week 3 against the New Orleans Saints, the offensive line couldn’t block Carter and he wasn’t going to let the opposing crowd block him out, either. He yapped toward the opposing sideline — and the stands — after an emotional Eagles win. Hurtt, team security chief Dom DiSandro, and coach Nick Sirianni followed Carter and restrained him during his victory lap.
To the outside, this might have seemed like the Eagles babysitting a franchise centerpiece who slipped in the draft because of red flags. To Hurtt, that’s the type of passion he ...