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NFL fans are reminding Eagles defensive lineman Jalen Carter of his checkered legal past following the defensive lineman’s reaction to advancing to the Super Bowl. Carter and the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Washington Commanders in the NFC championship game on Sunday by a score of 55-23.
During the tragic street racing incident that took the lives of University of Georgia staff member Chandler LeCroy and fellow UGA football player Devin Willock on January 15, 2023, Jalen Carter was not driving the car in which the pair were killed, but was racing against them in his own 2021 Jeep Trackhawk. He was not charged with the deaths of either victim.
Carter was ultimately charged with reckless driving and street racing, and was sentenced to 12 months of probation, 80 hours of community service, a driving course, and a $1,000 fine. He was also named in a civil suit filed by the father of one of the deceased.
Despite the facts of the case, the narrative amongst NFL fans is clear based on their reactions to his bravado following the Eagles win over the Commanders in the NFC Championship game. In the win over Offensive Rookie of the Year Jayden Daniels and the upstart Commanders, Carter had just three total tackles: two solo and one combined.
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— d (@DAR0NPAYNE) January 27, 2025
Fairs but at the end of the day he gets to live with the daily grief of ending multiple innocent human lives with his own actions so LMFAOOOOO https://t.co/KveN4RMuXb
— t (@FIRE_DAVEY) January 27, 2025
he sent his teammate to heaven https://t.co/TZ9uwFzYgc
— D4k.szn (@D4kszn_) January 27, 2025
“Jalen Carter sped off while his teammate burned alive in the car and he’s being rewarded with a Super Bowl appearance life don’t give a f— about your dreams,” read a viral tweet with over 3 million views.
“Do you think Jalen Carter is ever just standing there on the sidelines and then he randomly remembers he killed someone,” another popular post read.
Carter was drafted with the ninth overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft by the Eagles, just months after his involvement in the tragic accident that took the lives of two young people. This season, he started in 15 games an have 42 tackles and 4.5 sacks.