Why Was Jalen Carter Ejected? What Did Eagles DT Do vs Cowboys? The Eagles' entire defense changes when Jalen Carter is on the field, and now he's out due to his anger issues? What happened in Week 1?

For Jalen Carter, playing on that edge is what makes him the Eagles ‘ most devastating defensive weapon. But on the very first play of the 2025 season, in a deafening opening-night atmosphere against the Dallas Cowboys, he didn’t just approach that line, he spat on it.

Just six seconds in. That’s all it took. During a pause in the action as Eagles special teamer Ben VanSumeren was being treated for an injury, the cameras found Carter. He was not on the sideline. He was in the backfield, locked in on Dak Prescott . Videos from the scene showed the Eagles DT walking up to the Cowboys QB, saying something, before the ultimate violation: he spit on him. The flag was immediate, the ejection instantaneous,

As reporter Chris Franklin simply put it, “Eagles DT Jalen Carter h