Dak Prescott Doesn’t Hold Back on Refs Ejecting Jalen Carter After Defending Himself

The season-opener between the Cowboys and Eagles highlighted the intensity of the NFC rivalry. It began with confusion, emotion, and a moment Dak Prescott says still doesn’t sit right with him. Early in the game, Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter was ejected for spitting on the Cowboys’ quarterback, following an incident that escalated after Prescott claimed he had only spit on the ground, not at Carter, who misunderstood the gesture as intentional.

When officials threw Carter out prior to the Eagles’ first offensive snap, Prescott conceded he was surprised. He did not mince words in expressing his opinion on the call. “Honestly, I didn’t think he’d be thrown out,” Prescott said. “I thought maybe it’d be a 15-yard penalty. To have him ejected like that… it was surprising. Unfortunate circumstances.”

Dak Prescott said he didn’t think Jalen Carter would get thrown out of the game for the spitting incident. He was expecting a 15-yard penalty.

Prescott called it “unfortunate circumstances.”

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Prescott continued to explain the referees’ call did more than making headlines. It warned the Cowboys to play the remainder of the game cautiously. “It surely changed our blocking scheme, our game plan,” he said. “Anytime a player of that caliber is suddenly out, it shifts things.”

Prescott later clarified that he spit downward, not at Carter. “I spit down, not at him,” Prescott told the media. “He walked over and asked, ‘You trying to spit on me?’ I said no. That’s when the rest of it went down.” After Dak’s confession, it feels like a simple confusion affected the game badly.

With rules now stricter than ever, and teams forced to rethink their game plans, could one suspension really change everything?

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