
Eagles’ Jalen Carter
Spitting On Dak ‘Was A Mistake’
… ‘Won’t Happen Again’
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Hours after Jalen Carter spat on Dak Prescott, the Eagles star confirmed some regret for his conduct … calling his actions “a mistake.”
The gross scene went down simply after the beginning of Philadelphia’s season-opener towards the Cowboys … when Carter was jawin’ back-and-forth with Dallas’ signal-caller.
Jalen Carter was ejected from the Eagles’ season opener after showing to spit at Dak Prescott.
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At one level, cameras captured the Philadelphia defensive sort out hocking a loogie on Dak’s chest — and when a ref noticed it, Carter was ejected from the sport.
The Eagles sorely missed his presence … however they nonetheless had been capable of rating a 24-20 win — and afterward, the large DT mentioned he let his teammates and followers down.
“It was a mistake that happened on my side,” Carter mentioned. “It just won’t happen again.”
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Carter wouldn’t say if he was provoked — although it certain did appear to be Prescott was the one who spat first.
The NBC broadcast really identified the quarterback let some saliva fly in Carter’s course earlier than their confrontation happened.
For Dak’s half, he admitted to spitting … although he mentioned it was not aimed toward Carter in any respect — and he instructed that to Carter throughout their dispute.
#Cowboys QB Dak Prescott on the Jalen Carter spitting incident. pic.twitter.com/obVcdG3aFh
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“When I stepped through, I actually said words like, ‘Why the hell’ — excuse me, probably even more colorful — but ‘why would I need to spit on you for?'” Prescott mentioned. “And he just spit on me in that moment. It was more of a surprise than anything.”
Regardless, Carter, a Pro Bowler final season, mentioned the scenario “f***ed me up” — and promised it “won’t happen again.”