Over the next few weeks leading up to training camp, we’ll be counting down the top 25 most important Eagles for the 2025 season.
25. Andrew Mukuba
24. Jahan Dotson
23. Tanner McKee
22. Tyler Steen
21. Azeez Ojulari
20. Moro Ojomo
19. Kelee Ringo
18. Jihaad Campbell
17. Jalyx Hunt
16. Jordan Davis
15. Reed Blankenship
14. Dallas Goedert
13. Cam Jurgens
It took just one season. The Eagles had seen enough.
After waiting his turn for a couple years, Cam Jurgens finally replaced the legendary Jason Kelce as the Eagles’ center in 2025 and had a Pro Bowl season. He was rewarded this offseason with a contract extension that will keep him in Philly through 2029.
It’s nice when a plan works out.
Jurgens’ four-year extension takes hold in 2026 and will pay him $68 million with $39 million guaranteed. That makes him the second-highest paid center in the NFL (at $17 million per season) behind just Kansas City’s Creed Humphrey.
“It feels kind of surreal,” Jurgens said after the deal became official. “I’ve been playing football for as long as I can remember and getting to a point like this, I mean, this is life changing. It’s just crazy. I feel like I’ve been working at it for a while. Since I got drafted here, I guess I’ve been working towards this point and now that I’m finally here, I’m just so thrilled that I got lucky enough to get drafted here and now getting this deal done, I feel secure that I’m going to be here for a long time. It’s wild to think that I’m finally here. You know, it’s crazy.”
The Eagles didn’t hesitate to pay Jurgens and for good reason. He was an integral part of the best offensive line in football in 2025, a line that blocked the way for Saquon Barkley to rush for over 2,000 yards and a Super Bowl title.
In the regular season, Jurgens started 16 games but dealt with a painful back injury in the playoffs. Jurgens didn’t start the NFC Championship Game because of back pain but when Landon Dickerson was forced out at halftime, Jurgens somehow came in to help seal the victory and punch the Eagles’ ticket to New Orleans. He played through the injury again in Super Bowl LIX before needing surgery to start his offseason.
This spring, Jurgens said that surgery worked.
“Honestly, I feel like a new man,” Jurgens said. “I’m sure a lot of people have dealt with that before, and it’s not fun. But when you’re going through the playoffs, I’m not really concerned about me, I’m kind of concerned about what I can do to help the team and do everything I can to win.
“It sucked. It sucked, just getting through it. I think the worst was leading up to that NFC Championship game. But it feels good knowing I can look back on that and just be like, ‘It was all worth it,’ you know? But when you’re playing for a team, you’re going to lay everything on the line for them. Everybody’s dealing with stuff. Landon was dealing with stuff. And everybody on the team has something going on.
“And you never want to make your deal bigger than anybody else’s. You’re a football player. That’s what we sign up for. And that’s what it takes. You get a Super Bowl ring, you’re going to have that to show for the rest of your life. And I don’t care what I had to go through to get to a certain point. All I know is everything was worth it.”
During the spring, Jurgens wasn’t back at practice yet but is expected to be ready for training camp and the 2025 season. He remains a very important part of the Eagles’ offense.
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