Eagles' latest move gives Cam Jurgens a shot to move into Jason Kelce territory by the end of his career
The Philadelphia Eagles have locked in Cam Jurgens for the long haul. ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter reports Jurgens and the Eagles have agreed to a four-year extension worth $68 million. "Pro-Bowl center Cam Jurgens and the Eagles reached agreement today on a four-year, $68 million extension that includes $39.4 million guaranteed that contractually ties […]
The Philadelphia Eagles have locked in Cam Jurgens for the long haul.
ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter reports Jurgens and the Eagles have agreed to a four-year extension worth $68 million.
"Pro-Bowl center Cam Jurgens and the Eagles reached agreement today on a four-year, $68 million extension that includes $39.4 million guaranteed that contractually ties him to Philadelphia through the 2029 season, per the team and his agent Ryan Tollner at @excelfootball," Schefter writes on X/Twitter.
The move officially puts Jurgens in a position to be the Eagles' next Jason Kelce.
All eyes were on Jurgens this past season to step up after the Eagles their lost legendary and seven-time Pro Bowl center to retirement in 2024.
However, Jurgens filled Kelce's shoes so well that he earned his first Pro Bowl nod. He was nothing but consistent in both run blocking and pass protection and finished the regular season with an overall 67.1 PFF grade.
Jurgens excelled in run blocking, leading the league in run-block snaps and playing a key role in Saquon Barkley’s impressive 2,005 rushing yards.
Kelce Helped Eagles Draft Jurgens
When the Eagles selected Jurgens out of Nebraska with their second-round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, Kelce was far from surprised.
That's because Kelce played a scouting role in helping the Eagles hand-pick his future successor, calling Jurgens his "favorite player" to come out of that year's draft class.
Before taking over Kelce's spot, Jurgens had seen very little action at center, playing just 43 at center while logging 709 snaps at right guard.
But rather than copy and paste Kelce's recipe for success, Jurgens chose to simply be himself from Day 1 — and it worked out in his favor.
“At the end of the day, just be myself,” Jurgens said last offseason. “I’m not trying to be somebody’s replacement or somebody’s next person. I’m just trying to be myself. I’m trying to be the best football player I can be and whatever position they put me that’s what I’m going to do. I’m not worried about anything else but what I can control and I think that’s all I got to worry about at the end of the day.
"I think when you start putting it into those perspectives and terms and people like to compare, you just put different things on your shoulders that you need to carry. And, really, what can I do today? What can I do to learn? What can I do to get better and how can I be the best football player I can be? And not how can I be what he was? What are we going to do tomorrow? That’s how I gotta look at it.”
