Philadelphia Eagles star defensive tackle Jalen Carter was ejected from last night’s NFL opener before the first play from scrimmage for spitting on Cowboys QB Dak Prescott.
The incident occurred following an apparent injury to Eagles fullback Ben VanSumeren on the opening kickoff.
Now, Prescott is giving his side of the story.
“I probably spit a thousand times throughout the game. I mean, especially game day, maybe even in general, and something I guess I’m not proud of. But in that case, (Carter) was trolling, I guess you could say, trying to mess with (Cowboys right guard) Tyler Booker. I was just looking at him. I was right here by the two linemen, and I guess I needed to spit, and I wasn’t going to spit on my lineman, and I just spit ahead.
“I would say he was back there and was i