The NFL’s No. 1 agent was at the Penn State-Purdue game Saturday and was sitting near the family of one of Penn State’s best players.
PennLive photographer Joe Hermitt took a photo showing Drew Rosenhaus near the family of Penn State DE Abdul Carter after Penn State beat Purdue 49-10.
NFL superagent @DrewJRosenhaus spotted in the stands next to the family of Abdul Carter following the @PennStateFball rout of Purdue. @psufootball pic.twitter.com/SkxUNhwqaB
— Joe Hermitt (@JoeHermitt) November 17, 2024
Rosenhaus, of course, has represented NFL Hall of Famers Terrell Owens and Warren Sapp and represents current stars such as Tyreek Hill.
Carter, of course, isn’t an NFL player yet and has the option of coming back to Penn State next season. But many feel he’ll be off to the NFL before long.
FIRST-ROUND BOUND
Photo by Matt Lynch, Nittany Sports Now: Abdul Carter
Everybody knew Carter had the potential to be a top-five pick but he’s currently playing at a level he hadn’t before, not even last season when he was a first-team All-Big Ten linebacker. Now playing defensive end (and linebacker when the situation calls for it), Carter seems to be getting better by the week. Through 10 games, Carter has 29 solo tackles, eight sacks and two forced fumbles. Against Purdue, Carter has five tackles and two tackles for loss. On one of those tackles, he did this.
Abdul Carter is elite in a lot of categories but his best trait may be his acceleration. This is insane
— LandonTengwall (@landon_tengwall) November 16, 2024
Carter had two sacks in the previous week’s 35-6 win over Washington and has done all of this while frequently getting held by opposing offensive lineman.
IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY PLAY…
Will Howard puts his escapability on display as he evades Abdul Carter late in the first half.
The one complaint surrounding Carter’s game is hardly No. 11’s fault.
“I’m surprised that Abdul does not get more holding calls,” coach James Franklin said after the Purdue game. “I think it’s pretty obvious that he’s an issue coming off the edge and he could get probably three or four more sacks or three or four more holds per game.”
Penn State’s next game is Saturday afternoon at Minnesota. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 on CBS.
