Brawl breaks out between Cowboys and Eagles, Cooper DeJean involved

Emotions are already running high in Philadelphia for the NFL opener between the Eagles and Dallas Cowboys. Minutes after Jalen Carter was ejected for spitting on Dak Prescott, another fight broke out. This one during a kick return following an Eagles touchdown.

Teams began pushing and shoving before the brawl began. Multiple big-time players on both sides were involved, including Philly cornerback Cooper DeJean. A helmet winds up falling off in the scrum due to hand fighting as well, appearing to be linebacker Marist Liufau.

In the end, two unsportsmanlike penalties were called, both on the Cowboys. One of them was Liufau, despite getting his hat taken off. You can check out the full sequence down below in a clip captured by Warren Sharp on X.

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Nobody was thrown out of the game due to this specific scenario. But no promises for the remaining three quarters plus 5:48. Things may find a way to be chippy the rest of the way, especially if both offenses are going to put up a good amount of points. Through two drives, two touchdowns are on the board.

And because of the two penalties on the Cowboys, Jalen Hurts will get some nice field position for his unit once again. Between him and running back Saquon Barkley, the Cowboys have a ton to deal with in this potent Philadelphia offense.

Eagles DT Jalen Carter ejected for spitting on Dallas QB Dak Prescott

Philadelphia Eagles defensive lineman Jalen Carter has been ejected from Thursday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys for spitting on quarterback Dak Prescott. Carter’s ejection came before the first play of scrimmage.

Eagles fullback Ben VanSumeren was injured on the opening kickoff. With Dallas’ offense and Philadelphia’s defense on the field, Carter began jawing with Prescott. At the end of their exchange, Carter spit on Prescott. The referee was right there and immediately flagged Carter for unsportsmanlike conduct before ejecting him from the game.

With that, the Eagles are down arguably their best defensive player. Carter, the third-year pro, is coming off a season in which he made his first Pro Bowl and finished 12th in AP Defensive Player of the Year voting. Carter compiled 42 tackles (25 solo), 12 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks and 16 quarterback hits. He was dominant throughout Philadelphia’s Super Bowl run, recording nine tackles (three solo) and two sacks.

On3’s Nick Geddes contributed to this report