Field Level Media
05 Sep 2025, 06:25 GMT+10
(Photo credit: Chris Pedota, NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter was ejected before playing a down in the NFL season opener Thursday night when he was caught spitting on Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.
Not long after the host Eagles raised their second Super Bowl championship banner, Philadelphia kicked off to the Cowboys and had a special teamer, Ben VanSumeren, go down with an injury on the play.
The Dallas offense and Philadelphia defense walked onto the field while VanSumeren was being attended to. Suddenly, an official tossed a penalty flag and, after a discussion, Carter was handed an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty and a disqualification.
TV replay footage soon showed Carter having words with Prescott while they stood waiting, followed by Carter spitting at Prescott.
With Carter out of the picture, the Cowboys had little trouble marching down the field and scoring a touchdown on the first drive of the game.
Carter, 24, was a Pro Bowler last season after racking up 4.5 sacks among his 12 tackles for loss, plus six pass deflections and two forced fumbles.
He slid to ninth overall in the NFL draft in 2023 after legal troubles cropped up around the time of the NFL scouting combine. While in college at Georgia, Carter was involved in a street racing crash that took the lives of a player and a staff member. He turned himself in and later pleaded no contest to charges of reckless driving and street racing.
--Field Level Media
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