Jalen Carter Came Close To Intercepting A Mahomes Spike

Jalen Carter has been one of the best rookies in all of football, regardless of position. The former University of Georgia star was an immediate contributor to the heart of the Philadelphia Eagles’ defensive line, and he’s already one of the league’s best defensive tackles blending in the ability to blow up a play running back with the ability to rush a game. ferryman.

Carter is incredibly fast for his size – the guy is 6’3 and 314 pounds – and on Monday night he almost showed off his ability to see things and react. The Kansas City Chiefs were trying to punt the ball in the waning moments of the first half to set up a field goal, which is usually a pretty simple thing. Patrick Mahomes took the snap and managed to field the ball, but it turns out Carter was really, really close to knocking him away.

Upon closer inspection, you can see that Carter almost got his hand under that football.

As long as you’re not clearing an opposing offensive lineman’s legs in a way that puts their health at risk, it makes perfect sense for interior defensive linemen to try this. But of course it’s really difficult and not many guys are fast enough to do it, so kudos to Carter for trying and almost succeeding.