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NFL Fines Eagles’ Jalen Carter, Counts Ejection as One-Game Suspension After Spit on Dak Prescott

The resolution keeps Carter available for Week 2, underscoring the league’s early-season push to police non-football acts.

Sep 4, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter (98) walks off the field after being ejected during the first quarter of the game against the Dallas Cowboys at Lincoln Financial Field.
Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter was involved in an incident with Dallas Cowboys' Dak Prescott in the last NFL game.
FILE - Philadelphia Eagles' Jalen Carter walks off the field after being ejected from an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
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Overview

  • The league issued a $57,222 fine—equal to one game check—and deemed the Week 1 ejection time served for suspension purposes.
  • Carter and the NFLPA accepted the discipline without an appeal, clearing him to face the Chiefs in a Super Bowl rematch.
  • Broadcast replays showed Dak Prescott spit toward the ground in Carter’s direction before the exchange, complicating how the sequence was viewed.
  • Former Eagle Jason Kelce condemned the act as “dumb behavior,” and ex-teammate Darius Slay said he warned Carter that opponents will try to provoke him.
  • NFL executive Troy Vincent has elevated sportsmanship enforcement after a spike in unsportsmanlike penalties, while the Eagles kept any internal discipline private as Carter apologized.