The Eagles and center Cam Jurgens agreed to a four-year extension. It’s worth $68 million, a source says.

The Eagles are keeping their Pro Bowl center in the fold for the long term.

Cam Jurgens agreed to terms on a four-year contract extension with the team through 2029, the Eagles announced Monday. A league source confirmed to The Inquirer that the deal is worth $68 million.

According to ESPN, the contract includes $39.4 million in guaranteed money. Jurgens is set to become the second-highest paid center on an average annual basis at $17 million behind the Kansas City Chiefs’ Creed Humphrey ($18 million).

“It feels kind of surreal,” Jurgens said Monday evening. “I feel like I’ve been playing football as long as I can remember and getting to a point like this, this is life-changing. It’s just crazy.”

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Jurgens, 25, was selected in the second round (No. 51 overall) by the Eagles in 2022 out of Nebraska with the intention that he would eventually replace Jason Kelce at center. The seven-time Pro Bowl and six-time All-Pro center endorsed the pick in real time on Bleacher Report’s live draft show, saying that Jurgens compares most to him and his athleticism.

After learning the ropes behind Kelce in his rookie season, Jurgens got his first taste of starting on the offensive line alongside him in 2023 at right guard. Following Kelce’s retirement last offseason, Jurgens assumed his spot at center, the position he played in college.

Jurgens started 16 regular-season games last season, sitting out the finale in which the starters rested. The center dealt with a back ailment during the playoffs and was initially sidelined for the NFC championship game against the Washington Commanders. When Landon Dickerson, who started the contest at center, went down with an injury, Jurgens entered in relief.

Both players were healthy enough to start in the Super Bowl. About a week after the Eagles won the Lombardi Trophy, Jurgens underwent back surgery to alleviate nerve pain. Jurgens said Monday that while he is still working through the rehab process, he expects to make a full recovery.

“Honestly, I feel like a new man,” Jurgens said. “I feel so much better. Going through the playoffs and dealing with that pain, I’m sure a lot of people have dealt with that before. It’s not fun. But when you’re going through the playoffs, I’m not really concerned about me. Kind of concerned about what I can do to help the team and do everything I can to win.

“When you’re playing for a Super Bowl, that’s going to last forever. Back pain’s going to last however long it wants to last, but I’m going to be a Super Bowl champ forever.”

Jurgens earned his first career Pro Bowl nod in 2024, making him the youngest Eagles center to be recognized with the distinction since Ken Farragut (who was 25 years old) in 1953.

While Jurgens had just one year of starting experience at center under his belt, general manager Howie Roseman evidently felt comfortable enough extending him before he entered a contract year. When asked about the possibility of a Jurgens extension at the scouting combine, Roseman explained his overarching desire to keep homegrown talent around and the sacrifices needed to make that happen.

“For us, generally, we want to draft guys and we want to extend our own guys, especially homegrown guys who’ve had success,” Roseman said on Feb. 25. “They’re part of us.

“You’re always looking at those guys, those are the first layers and when we’re talking about some of the decisions we have to make, we’ve got to also look at some of the draft classes coming up and some of those guys that maybe this year or maybe a year from now are going to warrant extensions. Certainly don’t want to be in a position where we can’t sign some of our homegrown talent.

“Some of the things that we’re going to have to do this offseason are also going to be not only for this year, because obviously, we want to compete at the highest level. But how can we put ourselves in a position so that ’26, ’27, we can keep as much of this core together?”

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This offseason, those sacrifices included letting free agents such as defensive tackle Milton Williams, edge rusher Josh Sweat, and right guard Mekhi Becton sign lucrative deals elsewhere. Roseman also cut cornerback Darius Slay and traded safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson to the Houston Texans.

The Eagles were relatively quiet in free agency in an effort to keep costs down. Their splashiest move was signing inside linebacker Zack Baun, a pending unrestricted free agent, to a three-year, $51 million deal.

After all, Jurgens hasn’t been the only homegrown player in line for a new deal. The Eagles could act early on a Jalen Carter extension, which would potentially reset the defensive tackle market.

Roseman has been busy working out contract extensions to members of the homegrown offensive line over the last year. This offseason, he also extended right tackle Lane Johnson for a year, keeping him under contract through 2027.

Last offseason, left tackle Jordan Mailata and left guard Dickerson signed three- and four-year extensions, respectively. Dickerson is under contract through 2028 and Mailata is signed through 2029. With four of the Eagles’ five offensive linemen in the fold for at least the next three seasons, Jurgens said the group can “get so much better together.”

“I just feel like everybody in that room, depending if you’re an old guy, a young guy, or somebody coming in, I feel like you just get better,” Jurgens said. “It’s just an environment, that culture that’s been built there for so long through Stout [offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland]. It’s very infectious and I can’t wait to keep working with those guys and passing that on down.”

After Dickerson signed his extension last offseason, he said he planned on purchasing a new lawn mower. Jurgens has other plans in mind for his payday.

“I feel like I fly a lot, so I might look into this thing called TSA PreCheck,” Jurgens said. “I feel like that sounds like it’s a good idea. I’m kind of tired of waiting in lines. I think I could afford that.”

Staff writer EJ Smith contributed to this article.