Drafted by Philadelphia in 2022, Jordan Davis is the longest-tenured Eagle on the defensive line at only the age of 26.

His Pro Bowl-level play for the team earned the former Georgia Bulldog a three-year contract extension this offseason. With that power comes great responsibility.

“I would say it’s probably the standard that I’ve raised for myself,” Davis said when questioned about what has changed for him personally since signing the extension.

“Every year we’re looking forward to finding a new thing to get better at, whether that’s technique, film watching, just understanding the game on a different level.”

Davis spent the offseason training to get as strong as he could entering Organized Team Activities in May, the first time the defensive line was able to practice as a unit since the end of last season. The individual workouts now turn into working together as a team.

“It’s exciting to go out there and work with the guys,” Davis said. “We all lean on each other in those times and moments because it’s going to be challenging. You’re going to have challenging moments in the season. When we go out there and we attack the box drills and we do it as a unit, we do it as a team, because the offense is doing their conditioning as well. It kind of brings that bonding that we all talk about, how we need that bonding by trial, trial by fire.”

This is the fourth NFL offseason that Davis will have Jalen Carter by his side, but the two have been playing together for far longer. The two formed a dominant interior defensive line at the University of Georgia, being part of Georgia’s College Football Playoff National Championship in 2021. After drafting Davis in the first round in 2022, the Eagles used a 2023 first-round pick on his other half, Carter.

While it’s easy to focus on the two big men upfront, Davis sees the bigger picture.

“I think we all know the type of player that Jalen Carter is, the caliber player that he is, the potential that he has,” Davis said. “We all have to go out there. We all have to work. We have to go out there and prove it.

“And I think that if everybody buys into that mentality, then we can go out there and be our best. It’s not about just him. I think more so about the D-line. We’re more focused on the collective unit, if we’re all getting better. We know Jalen is going to add to the room. He’s been doing it for years.

“He’s going to ball. So, we just have to make sure that we all do our part.”