WHY THE EAGLES’ $9 MILLION YOUNG STAR IS SINGLE — CHOOSING FOCUS OVER SPOTLIGHT
| His older sister shared at a community event in Philadelphia:
“Late last season I asked him:
‘No girlfriend?’
He laughed: ‘Do you think anyone can handle phones being held up at every meal?’”
“He used to drive an old SUV, swing by for a sandwich, then sit and watch the foot traffic in Center City. Now even a stroll through Rittenhouse turns into a mini-event. Every photo, every short clip gets amplified. I’m proud of him—but a part of me misses that ‘normal’ that’s gone.”
The young star is Cooper DeJean, cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles — on a four-year, $9,283,622 rookie contract (signed in 2024; $7,469,987 guaranteed). The headline rounds it to “$9 million” for readability; the precise figures are listed here for accuracy.
Entering a pivotal stretch of his career, DeJean is seeing more snaps, a broader assignment range (outside/slot/return), and growing trust from the coaching staff and teammates. The trade-off is a compressed routine:
practice → recovery → film → community work → sleep. A staffer puts it simply:
“He turns off notifications before game day. DeJean worries that off-field noise can mess with his feel for reading routes and triggering on the ball.”
A teammate recalls a post-game night near South Street:
“We ducked into a small spot. Within ten minutes a few tables had swapped seats for a closer look. DeJean kept smiling, taking photos, signing caps. On the way back to the car he said,
‘I wish I could have one meal without worrying who’s filming.’”
Family members emphasize he isn’t against love—he just protects it from the lights:
“If something real comes along, he’ll keep it private until they’re both ready. He told me:
‘Football is my job; my heart needs a quiet place.’”
In Philadelphia—where every sideline toe-tap can become a headline—DeJean chooses silence and focus. For him, keeping his private life balanced
can be as tough as beating press on 3rd-and-medium. No one’s life is perfect; for the Eagles’ $9 million young star, perfection is a knit-beanie walk by the Schuylkill with no cameras—and reading the next route, making the next play. 🎭
