PHILADELPHIA – Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott said he spits a lot on game day, a habit he admits he should not have. When he spat before the first offensive play in the first quarter of Thursday night’s regular-season opener against the Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field, it set off a chain of events that led to Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter being ejected in the Cowboys’ 24-20 loss .

Video from the NBC broadcast showed Prescott spitting in the vicinity of the Eagles huddle as trainers were attending to a knee injury suffered by Eagles fullback Ben VanSumeren on the opening kickoff. After he spat, he grinned. The two walked closer to each other, and Carter subsequently spat back at Prescott, which was seen by a nearby official who immediately threw a penalty flag. C

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