Moro Ojomo is going to force the Eagles into making a tough decision

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Sometimes, it's good to be brilliant. Unlike many, we joined the Moro Ojomo bandwagon a while ago. We did so long before he ever played a single snap for the Philadelphia Eagles.

It started when some fans began buzzing about adding Bijan Robinson. This was a year before Saquon Barkley arrived and before Jalen Carter even felt like a realistic possibility.

The 2023 NFL Draft came, and we all know how things turned out. The Atlanta Falcons took Robinson eighth overall and eliminated the possibility of any temptation. Carter was selected by Philadelphia one spot later at nine.

Two hundred forty spots later, the Eagles added Moro Ojomo in Round 7. That's when eyebrows raised. You see, while we were watching all those Texas Longhorns games to dissect Robinson's skill set, a teammate on the other side of the ball, Ojomo, was making waves as well.

He's undersized for a defensive tackle by NFL standards. He stands at six-foot-three and tips the scales at 292 pounds, but he was also named Second-Team All-Big 12 in 2022. We've said all that to say the following. Moro Ojomo playing well doesn't surprise us at all.

The Eagles have a huge decision to make about Moro Ojomo, as next season is a contract year.​

Time has flown. It's year three for Moro Ojomo, which means, in 2026, he'll be playing on an expiring contract. How might we be describing him by then? How might the Eagles do the same?

Never one to shy from giving credit where it’s due, Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni spoke with the Philadelphia media recently. He spotlighted the very player we are discussing. How about a hand for Moro Ojomo?

"Sometimes, I don’t want you guys in here at all (he says jokingly), and then there’s sometimes I wish you guys could see everything every day... I wish you could see the everyday process that he goes through. It’s not a surprise to me– and it may be a surprise to everybody else, or I don’t know. I don’t know what the thought process is there. But when I see a guy work the way he works on a daily basis consistently over and over again, and you guys get to see how hard he plays in the game. I mean, his motor is constantly running and he can’t turn that off. He does that in everything that he does."

Lately, Ojomo has been playing like a first or second-rounder. He leads all Eagles in sacks (six) while playing in a reserve/rotational role. He's gone viral for being a film-wiz and calling out crucial plays by the offense before they happen. He's beginning to gain some national buzz.

The Eagles must brace themselves. Jordan Davis is going to need a new deal this offseason. They can exercise fifth-year options on both Jalen Carter and Davis, but Ojomo, even as the No. 3 defensive tackle, is someone they’ll have to consider too.

He’s played well enough that some fans have practically forgotten about Milton Williams, but that won't be enough to guarantee him an extension. It has to make business sense, and keep in mind that Philadelphia drafted Ty Robinson last April.

It may not be easy to keep Ojomo once Philadelphia has Carter and Davis under contract. They still need to pay key players at other positions.

"{Ojomo shows his steadily running motor with how he leads his teammates. He does that with how he practices. He does that with how he [approaches] walk through. He does that with how he meets. It’s like, a guy like that who loves football, who’s ultra tough, who gives everything he has every moment, God willing, those guys are going to reach their ceiling. They have no choice. There’s no other choice. You can’t put in the work that he puts in with the relentless effort that he puts it in with and not reach your ceiling, God willing. So, as good and as talented as he is, as you hear it in my answer, it’s all about the other stuff that he has with how he kind of goes through about his business."

Next season, Tyler Steen, Sydney Brown, Kelee Ringo, Tanner McKee, and others will all be playing on expiring deals. The question becomes whether Philadelphia values Moro Ojomo more than any of them. He and McKee currently feel that the early priorities from that group are.

Another wave comes one year later. Zack Baun, Quinyon Mitchell, Cooper DeJean, Jalyx Hunt, and Will Shipley will be 2027 talking points before hitting free agency in 2028. Exercising Mitchell’s fifth-year option feels like a lock, which pushes his eligibility for free agency into 2029.

It’s a lot to juggle. Thankfully, that’s Howie Roseman’s job, not ours. We need only flip the salary cap “off” in Madden's franchise mode and keep everyone. That’s the magic of a PlayStation or an Xbox. Tough decisions aren't required.

This article originally appeared on Eagles Wire: Moro Ojomo’s emergence will eventually set up a tough Eagles decision

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