Eagles Get Bad News On All Pro DT That Could Cast Super Bowl Appearance Into Doubt

The Philadelphia Eagles‘ team strength; for the duration of GM, Howie Roseman’s tenure; has been the trenches.

The Eagles had the top graded offensive line in the NFL in 2024, according to PFF; and on the opposite side of the ball boasted the #8 run defense, lead by interior d-line destructors, Jordan Davis and Jalen Carter.

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Carter in particular has had an excellent sophomore season, racking up what could be the first of many Pro Bowl appearances, in addition to a selection to the second team All Pro.

The “playbook”; if the existence of one can be said to truly exist; to beating Patrick Mahomes – the Eagles’ Super Bowl LIX opponents this Sunday, is pressure up the middle. And with the team a man down in the middle of the offensive line – regular left guard, Joe Thuney, is filling in at LT, whilst backup, Mike Caliendo, will sub in at guard – the interior pressure from Carter and Davis could be one of the core keys to victory for Philadelphia.

However, the Eagles got some brutal news on Wednesday afternoon, when Ian Rapoport reported that Carter is suffering from illness.

Carter Limited In Practice – Could He Miss The Super Bowl?

Eagles insider, Zack Berman, reports that Carter’s illness did not fully keep him out of practice on Wednesday, but did limit him, per the team’s first injury report of the week.

Illness does not immediately equal missing what will be the biggest game of the young Carter’s career to date.

However, the problem with the injury report is that there is little to no detail as to the severity of the sickness and the extent that the Pro Bowl DT managed to practice in the “limited” fashion on Wednesday.

With four days to go until kick off – almost exactly – it figures that this would have to be one hell of bug to keep the former National Championship off the field – particularly given his importance to the team.

Carter recorded 42 total tackles and 4.5 sacks in 2025, but his impact was felt far beyond those numbers. Teams have been unable to run effectively on the pairing of him and ex Georgia teammate, Davis.

Having said that, it has not been unheard of for a particularly nasty brand of flu to take at least a week to recover from, and at this point we are not privy to information concerning how long Carter has been dealing with the issue.

Realistically, unless he is really and truly sick to his bones, both he and the Eagles will likely find a way to get him onto the field come Sunday – but the question remains whether he will be at 100%.