The NFL season got off to the strangest possible start on Thursday night after Eagles defensive lineman Jalen Carter was ejected for spitting on Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott before a single play from scrimmage had occurred. Carter's untimely move made him the game's main character for several hours, though the story changed a little bit when a different angle of the incident suggests that Prescott may have sparked the whole thing with his own bit of spitting.
Because Philadelphia won, the saliva-based moment didn't cost a Super Bowl contender a key divisional game. Still, in addition to potential punishment from the NFL, Carter is going to have a hard time living it down.
