Jalen Carter ejected: NFL could suspend Eagles DT after spitting...

Jalen Carter‘s exit from the Eagles’ season opener on Thursday night could lead to a potential suspension, according to Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio. The Philadelphia star’s upcoming status could be based on one specific element. “One factor will be, we’re told, the manner in which Carter handles the situation after the game,” Florio wrote. “If he’s anything other than fully contrite, the league may decide to send a message stronger than the de facto one-game suspension Carter received by being sent to the showers without playing a single play.” The Philadelphia star defender spat on Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott before the first snap of the game. The officials wasted no time throwing Carter out of the game. A potential suspension could come based on Florio’s report that “respect for the opponent” has been a widely-discussed topic across the NFL this season. Carter displayed “the ultimate disrespect” by spitting on Prescott before the game had begun, and the NFL could use Carter as an early example of these new standards. “The league may decide that something more than an ejection is needed to send the right message to Carter,” Florio continued. And to the rest of the league.”