Eagles' defensive pair not focused on contract extension talks

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Just ahead of the Philadelphia Eagles' training camp, the team announced it was signing defensive tackle Jordan Carter to a four-year contract extension worth $152 million. This extension will make him the highest-paid defensive tackle in the history of the NFL, surpassing the Tennessee Titans' Jeffery Simmons, who put pen to paper on a deal worth $105.8 million earlier in the offseason.