As the Philadelphia Eagles await any further discipline for standout defensive tackle Jalen Carter , a speech from the spring could be instructive as to where the NFL might end up.

At the owners meetings in Palm Beach, Florida, NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent told head coaches, general managers and executives gathered in one room that sportsmanship posed one of the biggest threats to the league's brand.

During that meeting, Vincent warned coaches, general managers and executives that there would be, as one source recalled, "zero tolerance for acts that demean the game" and that the league would come down hard on any violators.

The NFL now is mulling what discipline to impose on Carter, who was ejected from Thursday night's season opener for spitting

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