The NFL took its sweet time, but the punishment for Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter has finally been handed down for spitting on Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott in Week 1.
The NFL’s punishment for Carter, widely thought of as one of the game’s dominant defensive players, wasn’t a suspension but instead a $57,000 fine. The NFL also said being ejected so early in the game served as a one-game suspension, essentially.
After Eagles fullback Ben VanSumeren sat on the field with an injury following the opening kickoff, Carter walked up to Prescott, the NFL’s highest paid player, and after a brief exchange spit on Prescott’s chest. Carter was immediately ejected from the game — just 6 seconds into the regular season.
Just moments before, cameras showed Prescott spitting in the general direction of Carter but at the ground.
Carter was a first round pick (No. 9 overall) in the 2023 NFL draft and earned NFL All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors for the first time last season as he helped lead the Eagles to a Super Bowl victory.
The Eagles travel to face the Kansas City Chiefs in a Week 2 rematch of Super Bowl LIX in February — a 40-22 Eagles victory.
“NFL is fining Eagles DT Jalen Carter $57,222 for spitting on Dak Prescott,” ESPN’s Adam Schefter wrote on his official X account. “The league also says the game he was ejected for will serve as a one-game suspension. ‘After talking to the Eagles, the NFL and the NFLPA, Jalen has decided not to appeal and focus on the Chiefs game,’ said Carter’s agent Drew Rosenhaus … Jalen Carter makes $57,222 per week, which is how the NFL arrived at the fine it did.”
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