Carter more worried about mistakes than 1st NFL touchdown

Carter more worried about mistakes than 1st NFL touchdown originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

Eagles rookie Jalen Carter scooped up a fumble and scored a big-man touchdown last week in a 33-13 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.

The fact that his first NFL score came in what he would otherwise consider to be a rough game for him isn’t lost on Carter.

“Yeah, it’s weird,” Carter said this week. “The touchdown’s little to me. I’ve got to get better with simple things. Hand placement and moving around, staying in my gap and stuff.”

While Carter is still the favorite to win Defensive Rookie of the Year, he admitted this week that he didn’t play very well in the loss to the Cowboys. Carter recognizes that he has plenty to clean up, especially his gap integrity, after that one.

And he didn’t try to hide it.

“It showed on film,” Carter said. “What we do in a game shows on film. Anybody could watch the film. I felt like me, personally, it wasn’t one of my best games. I can’t speak on everybody. Everybody feels a different way about how they played. Me personally, it wasn’t my best game.”

Carter, 22, is having a really strong rookie season and could very well become the first Eagle to ever win Defensive Rookie of the Year.

But it is Carter’s mindset that is really impressing his veteran teammates.

“It just lets you know that he knows there’s always room for improvement,” 14-year veteran Brandon Graham said. “And then the work is not done because he ain’t got that ring on his finger. He knows that he’s a big part of what’s going on moving forward so to have that mindset, I feel good that a lot of the stuff we talk about is rubbing off on him.”

Even though Carter wasn’t thrilled about his overall performance against the Cowboys, he is allowing himself to celebrate his first NFL touchdown. He proudly showed off the touchdown ball to reporters and said it’s going to his mom.

Breaking down the film from that ugly loss wasn’t…

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Publish date : 2023-12-17 12:00:00

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