Jalen Carter left the Philadelphia Eagles without their best defensive player for their regular-season opener against the rival Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night when he got himself ejected from the game for spitting on Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott before the contest's first snap.
Philadelphia managed to notch a 24-20 win without having Carter in the lineup. Nevertheless, former Pittsburgh Steelers safety and current ESPN analyst Ryan Clark believes Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni needs to send a message to Carter and others in the locker room as the team prepares for its Week 2 matchup at the Kansas City Chiefs on Sept. 14.
How Nick Sirianni could "punish" Jalen Carter
"If you’re Nick Sirianni, you have to make an example out of [Carter]," Clark said during Fri