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'We need that for the Hall of Fame!': Jalen Carter shows why he's the Eagles' next great defensive player with Brian Dawkins, Fletcher Cox watching

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Jan 19, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA;Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) is pressured by Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter (98) during the fourth quarter in a 2025 NFC divisional round game at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-Imagn Images

Howie Roseman walked by Jalen Carter’s locker and called toward the best player on the NFL's best defense describing his best game: “Do you need me to take a picture of how you look right now?”
Carter, with a wide smile, answered: “We need that for the Hall of Fame!”
A few steps away was Hall of Famer Brian Dawkins, the Eagles’ best defensive player of the 2000s. Not far away was Fletcher Cox, the Eagles’ best defensive player of the 2010s.
Carter might become the Eagles’ best defensive player of the 2020s.
He looked like it on Sunday, when he finished with five tackles, two sacks, three quarterback hits, a forced fumble, and a pass defended in the 28-22 win over the Los Angeles Rams in the...

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