Dak Prescott Spitting Before Jalen Carter Incident Reportedly Won't Be Viewed as Taunt

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott spitting on the ground before Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter spit at him reportedly won't be recognized by the NFL as taunting.

According to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, Prescott's spitting will not be regarded as a taunt and a fine for the Cowboys quarterback is considered to be "highly unlikely."

Before the first snap of the Eagles' 24-20 win over the Cowboys on Thursday night, Carter was ejected from the game for spitting on Prescott.

While Carter's actions appeared to be in response to Prescott, the signal-caller explained the incident from his perspective after the game.

"Yeah, I probably spit a thousand times throughout the game," Prescott told reporters. "I mean especially game day, maybe even in general and something I guess I'm not proud of. But in that case, he was trolling, I guess you can say trying to mess with [Cowboys guard] Tyler Booker. I was just looking at him. I was right here by the two linemen and I guess I needed to spit, and I wasn't going to spit on my linemen and I just spit ahead."

Meanwhile, Carter issued an apology following Philadelphia's win.

"It was a mistake that happened on my side," Carter said, via Fox Sports. "It won't happen again. I feel bad for just my teammates and fans out there. I'm doing it for them. I'm doing it for my family, also. But the fans, they showed the most love."

The Eagles' defense initially struggled to contain the Cowboys' offense without the presence of the Pro Bowl defensive tackle, as Dallas scored on each of its first four drives of the game.

Philadelphia bounced back in the second half, holding its NFC East rival scoreless over the final two quarters.

Prescott finished 21-of-34 for 188 yards in the defeat.

While Prescott's initial action may have led to Carter's eventual ejection, it doesn't seem as though the NFL will rule that he was taunting his opponent and hit him with a fine.