Former Dolphins and Eagles linebacker Jaelan Phillips has agreed to a four-year, $120 million cope with the Carolina Panthers that features $80 million in ensures, based on ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.
The Eagles acquired Phillips from Miami on the November commerce deadline for a 2026 third-round draft decide. Phillips referred to as touchdown in Philadelphia “literally the greatest thing that has happened to me in my whole life, probably,” noting how welcoming everybody was and the way a lot he preferred the surroundings.
He proved to be a match each within the locker room and in defensive coordinator Vic Fangio’s scheme, having performed below Fangio earlier in Miami. Phillips appeared in eight regular-season video games and completed with two sacks, seven quarterback hits, a pressured fumble and 4 passes defended, serving to to solidify one of many prime defenses within the NFL in 2025.
A primary-round pick of Miami in 2021, Phillips has dealt along with his share of great accidents, together with a torn Achilles in 2023 and {a partially} torn ACL in 2024. He performed in all 17 video games this previous season, nonetheless — marking the primary time he had carried out so since 2022.
Phillips, 26, has 28 profession sacks and 68 quarterback hits in 63 video games.
ESPN’s Tim McManus contributed to this report.
