Jalen Carter was fined $57,222 by nan NFL but avoided different suspension aft spitting connected Cowboys backmost Dak Prescott seconds into nan league’s play opener Thursday night.
The Pro Bowl protect tackle was ejected from Philadelphia’s 24-20 triumph complete Dallas earlier playing a snap. He is expected to beryllium connected nan section erstwhile nan Eagles look nan Kansas City Chiefs successful a Super Bowl rematch connected Sunday. The Eagles could enforce their ain subject specified arsenic benching Carter for nan first bid of nan Chiefs game.
The NFL is calling Carter’s subject a one-game suspension pinch clip served because he didn’t play against nan Cowboys. It’s a favoritism that sets a precedent that spitting connected an force will consequence successful a one-game suspension.
Carter isn’t appealing his penalty.
“I’m going to support everything that I do pinch him private, sloppy of if you spot it connected Sunday aliases not,” Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said Monday astir his champion protect player. “Everything, each conversation, whether it’s a individual conversation, a disciplinary thing, each those things will ever beryllium handled privately. I conscionable deliberation that’s nan measurement to spell astir doing squad business and erstwhile you’re doing things pinch a shot team.”
Carter apologized for being disqualified from nan game. Players person been fined for spitting connected opponents successful nan past, but nary 1 has been suspended for doing so.
Carter’s infraction came moments aft nan franchise’s Super Bowl banner was raised. He approached Prescott aft nan backmost had stepped up successful nan huddle, stood betwixt 2 of his linemen and spat connected nan crushed successful nan guidance of Carter, who was respective yards away. The 2 players exchanged words earlier Carter spat connected Prescott’s jersey and backed away. Prescott quickly motioned to a adjacent official, who threw nan flag.
“It was a correction that happened connected my side. It won’t hap again,” Carter said aft nan game. “I consciousness bad for conscionable my teammates and fans retired there. I’m doing it for them. I’m doing it for my family, also. But nan fans, they showed nan astir love.”
Prescott denied he was trying to spit astatine Carter. His saliva landed adjacent Carter, which raised his ire.
“I wouldn’t spit connected somebody. I’m decidedly not trying to spit connected you. We’re astir to play a game,” Prescott said.
Carter has antecedently demonstrated a shape of mediocre discipline. He was penalized 3 times for unnecessary roughness past play and was besides benched to commencement a crippled successful a disciplinary move by Sirianni. One of Carter’s penalties successful a crippled against Pittsburgh past December led to Sirianni having a heated speech pinch protect statement coach Clint Hurtt, who stood successful beforehand of nan subordinate connected nan sideline erstwhile nan coach approached him. Carter besides was fined $17,445 for an open-handed rustle to nan caput of Washington Commanders halfway Tyler Biadasz successful nan NFC title game.
The Eagles were only successful position to draught Carter successful 2023 pinch nan ninth wide prime because respective teams passed him up owed to his domiciled successful a fatal car clang successful assemblage that killed a teammate, violative lineman Devin Willock, and a Georgia recruiting staffer, Chandler LeCroy.
Carter received 1 twelvemonth of probation and was fined $1,000 aft pleading nary title to misdemeanor charges of reckless driving and racing.