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The DiCecco Daily: Impact Of Eagles Mega Extension With DT Jordan Davis · Inside the Birds: A Philadelphia Eagles Podcast

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  Speaker 1: What's going on?
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  Speaker 2: Welcome in this is the Checho Daily Andrew de Checo here,
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  Speaker 2: and even on a Saturday afternoon, the Eagles find a
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  Speaker 2: way to dominate the headlines. And this news was pretty momentous.
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  Speaker 2: It was reported by multiple outlets, including NFL Media n
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  Speaker 2: ESPN that the Eagles and defensive tackle Jordan Davis agreed
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  Speaker 2: to terms on a three year extension worth seventy eight
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  Speaker 2: million dollars, sixty five of which is guaranteed. Jordan Davis
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  Speaker 2: now will have an annual salary that's twenty six million dollars.
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  Speaker 2: His fifth year option, which the Eagles picked up last year,
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  Speaker 2: was about twelve point nine for twenty twenty six, and
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  Speaker 2: I was able to confirm that the Eagles and Jordan
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  Speaker 2: Davis did agree to an extension here, So big news
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  Speaker 2: for a team in which really bet on Jordan Davis
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  Speaker 2: picking up his fifth year option after he was really
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  Speaker 2: typecast as being a predominantly one dimensional player in terms
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  Speaker 2: of just being a run stuffer, which he was really
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  Speaker 2: good at. But there were glimpses in twenty twenty four
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  Speaker 2: that suggested that he had a little bit more to offer,
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  Speaker 2: and I think later in that season you saw some
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  Speaker 2: pass rush qualities. That's not going to be his dominant
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  Speaker 2: characteristic as an interior alignment, but it is something that
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  Speaker 2: he's tapped into and developed over his four seasons. And
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  Speaker 2: the Eagles saw enough of Jordan Davis to suggest that
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  Speaker 2: maybe they had something there, maybe he was turning the corner.
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  Speaker 2: They picked up his fifth year option, and he proved
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  Speaker 2: them correct. Seventy two tackles last year, he had four
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  Speaker 2: and a half sacks, played sixty one percent of the
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  Speaker 2: team's defensive snap six hundred and eighty six snaps to
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  Speaker 2: be exact in the regular season, all career high, and
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  Speaker 2: I think when you look at everything that he was
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  Speaker 2: able to do, the Eagles aren't just paying Jordan Davis
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  Speaker 2: right now because of the season that he just had.
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  Speaker 2: They're paying and teams across the league do this. You're
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  Speaker 2: paying for what you're expecting the player to do in
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  Speaker 2: the future years. And with Jordan Davis, he has shown
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  Speaker 2: himself to be committed to returning an optimal condition. That
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  Speaker 2: was a big talking point earlier in his career where
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  Speaker 2: conditioning was a factor. He was showing up overweight and
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  Speaker 2: he wasn't able to play the full or anywhere close
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  Speaker 2: to the full complement of snaps and was sort of
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  Speaker 2: limited to a run defending type of role. And for
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  Speaker 2: a first round pick who the team selected thirteenth overall
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  Speaker 2: in twenty twenty two, obviously that was viewed from the
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  Speaker 2: outside as a disappointment, But to Jordan Davis's credit, he
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  Speaker 2: approached training camp with a different type of energy, I
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  Speaker 2: would say, knowing that the team was sort of betting
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  Speaker 2: on him, and he knew that this year was really
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  Speaker 2: going to be pivotal for him. He showed up a
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  Speaker 2: trim I don't know, three hundred and thirty pounds at
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  Speaker 2: six foot six. He always had unique athletic qualities. He
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  Speaker 2: can move well. Latterly, he's explosive. Sometimes will get a
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  Speaker 2: little bit too high because naturally, if you're six' six
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  Speaker 2: sometimes your pad level can. Rise but What i've seen
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  Speaker 2: From Jordan davis is someone who has continually worked at his.
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  Speaker 2: Craft defensive line Coach Clint hurt gushes whenever he speaks
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  Speaker 2: About Jordan, davis and he's been a prominent piece as
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  Speaker 2: to Why Jordan davis has elevated to the level that
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  Speaker 2: he's that he played at in twenty twenty, five AND
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  Speaker 2: i think to look at the extension and think that
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  Speaker 2: it's purely due to the year that he had last
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  Speaker 2: year and The eagles are being a prisoner of the
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  Speaker 2: moment would be shortsighted Because Jordan davis's breakthrough really began
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  Speaker 2: late in that twenty twenty four, season and then he
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  Speaker 2: approached training camp with a different type of, mindset showed
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  Speaker 2: up in, shape and he had to prove himself To Vic.
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  Speaker 2: Vangil let's not Forget Vic vango is someone that's you
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  Speaker 2: have to show.
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  Speaker 1: Them you can't just say.
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  Speaker 2: It action speak louder than, words and you can show
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  Speaker 2: up in shape and think that you're doing all of
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  Speaker 2: the right, things but until you enact those changes on
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  Speaker 2: the field improve that you can be more than a limited,
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  Speaker 2: Player there's always going to be those questions At, loom
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  Speaker 2: but he was The eagles one of The eagles' most
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  Speaker 2: consistent players in twenty twenty.
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  Speaker 1: Five he.
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  Speaker 2: Was a key component not only to stopping the, run
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  Speaker 2: but collapsing the pocket and pushing pushing the pocket and
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  Speaker 2: bearing down on opposing. Quarterbacks AND i think to a
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  Speaker 2: larger point, here one thing that he really impressed me
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  Speaker 2: with and that was very not even to me in
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  Speaker 2: twenty twenty. Four but it really took off to another
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  Speaker 2: level last year Was Jordan davis's ability and development as a.
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  Speaker 2: Leader he has inherent leadership. Qualities he's not afraid to be,
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  Speaker 2: candid to sort of BE i, guess a spokesperson for
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  Speaker 2: lack of a better, term and stand it and whole
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  Speaker 2: court at his locker and field any type of questions
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  Speaker 2: that you. Need he's always been really, accountable but even
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  Speaker 2: more so last.
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  Speaker 1: Year and we even gave.
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  Speaker 2: Him The Good Guy award for The Eagles Beat, writers
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  Speaker 2: who we get a chance to vote for the players
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  Speaker 2: based on their media, dealings, professionalism all these different criteria
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  Speaker 2: And Jordan davis was a recipient this. Year and in
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  Speaker 2: responding to, that he gave a really a really compelling
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  Speaker 2: speech and what it meant to. Him AND i think
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  Speaker 2: that's just a small part of the leadership That i'm
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  Speaker 2: pointing to, here but it really illustrates the steps that
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  Speaker 2: he's taken to take on a larger role with his.
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  Speaker 2: Franchise he's become a centerpiece for The, eagles AND i
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  Speaker 2: think year after, year when you keep hearing it's going
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  Speaker 2: to Be Jordan davis's, Year he's going to be a. Breakout,
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  Speaker 2: WELL i was at that point WHERE i need to
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  Speaker 2: see it BEFORE i believe, it AND i saw him
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  Speaker 2: in training. CAMP i saw him wreaking. Havoc he got
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  Speaker 2: his hand up to deflect a lot of. Passes he
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  Speaker 2: was active at the line of. Scrimmage and The, eagles
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  Speaker 2: they bet. Right they picked the right guy by looking
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  Speaker 2: At Jordan davis and believing in the, player believing in
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  Speaker 2: the coaches that we're working with him on a day
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  Speaker 2: to day, basis and he has been the recipient of
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  Speaker 2: a three year extension.
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  Speaker 1: And it's well.
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  Speaker 2: Deserved now there's other questions that are naturally going to
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  Speaker 2: come with, this such, as, well what could that mean
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  Speaker 2: For Jalen Carter If Jordan davis is going to be
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  Speaker 2: making twenty six million a, Year, Well Jalen carter is
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  Speaker 2: a two way player but also someone who can get
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  Speaker 2: after the pastor on a consistent. Basis he's been a
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  Speaker 2: dominant force at, times but he also has the shoulders injuries.
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  Speaker 1: That maybe you worry about down the. Line is that
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  Speaker 1: going to be?
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  Speaker 2: Reoccurring and maybe you worry about some of those maturity
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  Speaker 2: issues such as getting ejected in that first, game such
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  Speaker 2: as As Vic vanjo said he needed to get himself
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  Speaker 2: back into playing. Shape he didn't look to be in
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  Speaker 2: playing shape in training. Camp that was very. Evident, well
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  Speaker 2: as a younger, player if you have those kind of,
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  Speaker 2: concerns despite how much of a dominant force you've been
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  Speaker 2: at your respected, position naturally you're going to maybe have some.
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  Speaker 2: RESERVATIONS i would imagine if you're going to offer someone
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  Speaker 2: life changing money and how that may affect, them may
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  Speaker 2: be their work, ethic maybe how they go about their.
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  Speaker 2: Business that's just one element That i'm.
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  Speaker 1: Sort of mulling over about what that could.
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  Speaker 2: BE i think to a larger point, here, though you
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  Speaker 2: worry about the shoulders injuries and if that's something that
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  Speaker 2: is going to be Plaguing Jayalen carter down the. Line
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  Speaker 2: And i've said this on this podcast. Before If i'm The,
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  Speaker 2: Eagles i'm absolutely waiting a year before you Pay Jalen
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  Speaker 2: carter because you want to see is this the same
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  Speaker 2: guy that he was in twenty twenty four and twenty twenty,
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  Speaker 2: three and maybe last season in twenty twenty.
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  Speaker 1: Five was more of a blip on the. Radar you
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  Speaker 1: need to get more information on.
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  Speaker 2: That. Now the other side of that coin is If
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  Speaker 2: Jayalen carter comes out in twenty twenty six and has
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  Speaker 2: a season in which he collects a bunch of sacks
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  Speaker 2: and he's just the sort of the force of nature
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  Speaker 2: that he's been for much of his, career, well the
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  Speaker 2: price is always going to go up from.
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  Speaker 1: There and then you also have to worry About Moro.
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  Speaker 2: Jomo Moro jomo is someone who had Said sachs last,
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  Speaker 2: season teams will pay premium money if you have the
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  Speaker 2: pass rush, upside and Both Jalen carter And Moro jomo.
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  Speaker 2: Do but everything That Jordan davis has done behind the
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  Speaker 2: scenes and preparing himself and taking his job seriously and
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  Speaker 2: going out there and then parlaying that into on field,
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  Speaker 2: success and you couple that with his inherent leadership qualities
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  Speaker 2: and growing role in that, REGARD i think he exudes
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  Speaker 2: a lot of the qualities that suggest he can be
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  Speaker 2: a team captain in the. Future you factor all that
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  Speaker 2: into the, equation and because of those, reasons he's going
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  Speaker 2: to be A Philadelphia eagle through the twenty twenty nine,
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  Speaker 2: season which should put him at thirty years. Old SO
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  Speaker 2: i think that this is well deserved and you love
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  Speaker 2: to see this type of story and hard work really
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  Speaker 2: get recognized the way that it did.
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  Speaker 2: Up but then there's also to be the questions that
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  Speaker 2: sort of spawn out of, this and that is what
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  Speaker 2: could that mean For Jalen, carter and for the reasons
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  Speaker 2: THAT i. Outlined, YEAH i Mean Jalen carter could look
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  Speaker 2: for thirty million a year and things like. THAT i,
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  Speaker 2: mean his agent Is Drew, Rosenhaus so they're not going
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  Speaker 2: to in all likelihood take a hometown. Discount the price
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  Speaker 2: for him is always going to go. Up but you
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  Speaker 2: have to go out there and you have to. Produce
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  Speaker 2: if you go out there and you have a season
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  Speaker 2: like you had last, year or you have games that
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  Speaker 2: are akin to what you showed against The bears where
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  Speaker 2: he was not impactful at, all he was really moving,
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  Speaker 2: sideways his shoulders were clearly, impacted and teams were able
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  Speaker 2: to take advantage of him down the stretch. There, WELL
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  Speaker 2: i don't know that you can command that type of,
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  Speaker 2: salary but there's a lot of questions that sort of
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  Speaker 2: stem off of this extension.
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  Speaker 1: HERE i do believe That Moro, jomo.
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  Speaker 2: If he's able to continue to build off the season
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  Speaker 2: that he had as a, rusher those type of players get.
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  Speaker 2: Paid and SO i like what The eagles did getting
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  Speaker 2: ahead of things here and committing to their young defensive,
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  Speaker 2: tackle and it takes one of the looming questions off
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  Speaker 2: the table right now and they're able to spread that
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  Speaker 2: out over you, know so they're not absorbing a huge
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  Speaker 2: cap huge cap ramifications. Here so from a strategy, Perspective
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  Speaker 2: from a team building, PERSPECTIVE i really like What Howie
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  Speaker 2: roseman did. Here there's never any shortage of, storylines but
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  Speaker 2: this one here is one that we're not talking ABOUT Aj.
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  Speaker 1: Brown we're not talking about.
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  Speaker 2: Who's gonna leave in free, agency who could. Leave we're
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  Speaker 2: talking about The eagles committing to their young defensive, tackle
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  Speaker 2: who is going to be a cornerstone player for the foreseeable.
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  Speaker 2: Future that's going to do it for this edition Of
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  Speaker 2: the Check O, Deli Andrew decheco here signing.
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  Speaker 1: Off enjoy the rest of your. Weekend do