Jalen Carter will receive further discipline from the NFL for spitting on Dak Prescott in the Philadelphia Eagles‘ win over the Dallas Cowboys, but he won’t miss any more game action.
The Eagles’ defensive tackle will be fined one game check ($57,222) for the spit and will receive a one-game suspension that will be considered as served, the league announced Tuesday. With the league’s decision, Carter will be able to play in Sunday’s Super Bowl rematch against the Kansas City Chiefs.
“After talking to the Eagles, the NFL and the NFLPA, Jalen has decided not to appeal and focus on the Chiefs game,” Carter’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, told ESPN.
Carter’s spit came right after the opening kickoff in Philadelphia’s Week 1 win over Dallas. While there was a stoppage in play, Carter and Prescott exchanged words before the incident took place. Carter was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct and was ejected from the game.
Carter apologized after the game.
“It was a mistake that happened on my side. It won’t happen again,” Carter told reporters. “I feel bad for just my teammates and fans out there. I’m doing it for them. I’m doing it for my family, also. But the fans, they showed the most love.”
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Another angle of the incident showed that Prescott spat in Carter’s direction before Carter made the spit that got him ejected. Prescott said he simply spit straight ahead as he usually would, only for the saliva to land in the area near Carter, which raised the ire of the defenseman.
Prescott said Carter asked, “You trying to spit on me?”
“He was insulting me,” Prescott said. “I wouldn’t spit on somebody. I’m definitely not trying to spit on you. We’re about to play a game.”
Carter has previously demonstrated a pattern of poor discipline.
He was penalized three times for unnecessary roughness last season and was also benched to start a game in a disciplinary move by Sirianni. One of Carter’s penalties in a game against Pittsburgh last December led to Sirianni having a heated conversation with defensive line coach Clint Hurtt, who stood in front of the player on the sideline when the coach approached him.
Carter also was fined $17,445 for an open-handed blow to the head of Washington Commanders center Tyler Biadasz in the NFC championship game.
The Eagles were only in position to draft Carter in 2023 with the ninth overall pick because several teams passed him up due to his role in a fatal car crash in college that killed a teammate, offensive lineman Devin Willock, and a Georgia recruiting staffer, Chandler LeCroy.
Carter received one year of probation and was fined $1,000 after pleading no contest to misdemeanor charges of reckless driving and racing related to the wreck.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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