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Why Jalen Carter’s Iron Man game was such a good sign for Eagles originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Jalen Carter played every single defensive snap for the Eagles in their Week 11 win over the Commanders. All 66 of them.
That’s even more impressive when you remember how his play tailed off at the end of his rookie season.
“To play every play that he played, I think it shows you how good of shape he’s in,” head coach Nick Sirianni said. “That’s cardio, that’s physical, that’s so many different things. That’s eating the right things and nutrition.
“Again, it wasn’t like 66 sloppy plays, right? He made an impact on that game. You guys saw it. And he hustled every single play. You have to be in phenomenal shape to be able to do that. I think as far as off the field, you really notice the time that he’s put into the weight room, put into his body. And it’s really showing up on Sundays.”
Carter, 23, played all 66 snaps on Thursday night and finished with seven tackles and a tackle for loss. And he was way more dominant than the numbers suggest.
The big theme for Carter this offseason and this summer was conditioning. He brought it up in the spring and then his position coach Clint Hurtt talked about it at the end of OTAs.
“The No. 1 thing for him is just being in the best shape he possibly can be in,” Hurtt said in early June. “And he’s taken huge strides with that this offseason and it’s a work in progress but he’s off to a really, really good start. If he’s in great condition and he can play all out … Then he’s going to be a hard guy to block.
“He’s a huge man, long arms, strong, he can get up and down and make tackles in the tackle box. The No. 1 thing for him is conditioning. Can he be in great shape? And we’re off to a nice start with that.”
It seems like all that offseason work is paying off.
The first-round pick from 2023 has become a more consistently dominant player this season and Fangio has called on him a ton….
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Publish date : 2024-11-20 12:00:00
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