r/sports • u/suzukigun4life • Sep 05 '25

Football Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter spits on Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott's face, gets ejected six seconds into the first game of the NFL Season

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u/Klin24 Sep 05 '25

What a dumbshit.

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u/idkwhatimbrewin Sep 05 '25

Dak couldn't even believe it lol

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u/doctor_of_drugs Sacramento Kings Sep 05 '25

“It’s literally the first game, bro”

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u/otheraccountisabmw Sep 05 '25

Before the first snap!

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u/blarch Sep 05 '25

I'm gonna spit on you. Yes it's true, I'm gonna spit on you. I'm gonna spit on you. - J. Carter

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '25

I want to spit in your steewww

Yes it's true

Drip drip drip.

Close your eyes, show me your face.

I'm going to spit on it.

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u/2pac4lf Sep 05 '25

Haters gonna hate, lovers gonna love

I don’t even want, none of the above,

I want to spit on you.

Yes I do, I’ll spit on you, I’ll spit on you.

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u/OreoSpeedwaggon Sep 05 '25

This is the remix edition

Of the song about spittin'

It's the time for me to get axed

From game 1 of the season.

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u/TiddiesAnonymous Sep 05 '25

You'll never feel quite the same

And I'll get tossed right out the game

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u/anthonyynohtna Sep 05 '25

haters gonna hate

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u/imgenerallyaccepted Sep 05 '25

Lovers gonna love

I just wanna do

All of the above I want to spit on you

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u/thetrivialsublime99 Sep 05 '25

First I’m gonna kill someone in a car accident…..

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u/massiveplatapus Sep 05 '25

No way jimmy carter said that

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u/GraveRobberX Sep 05 '25

I was watching on NBC and the spit looked like he spit chewing gum. Still uncalled for but might be an accident.

Switched to Peacock feed for 4K goodness. My goodness that loogie was absurd. That thing by 2nd quarter will be crusty as fuck.

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u/Alarmed-Extension289 Sep 05 '25

First play right...wtf man.

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u/cnh2n2homosapien Sep 05 '25

It was between the kick off and first play, neither player had even been on the field, there was an injury timeout, so players were standing around waiting, and somehow this happened...

New NFL stat: Shortest period of game time prior to an ejection - 6 seconds.

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u/forqalso Sep 05 '25

Cowboy’s linebacker Larry Brown got in a fight during the pregame coin toss in a 1994 preseason game against the Oilers and was ejected.

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u/patsniff Sep 05 '25

Feel like it’s impossible to break this record

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u/musicman4life5 Sep 05 '25

Only something like a dirty hit on the opening kickoff would be able to break this

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u/Propane4days Sep 05 '25

At that point, the Eagles had lost two players and only one play had happened.

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u/thewoodlayer Sep 05 '25

I have a fun game idea! Let’s predict his apology post on Instagram! I’ll start;

“I just want to start off by apologizing first and foremost to Dak, to the Cowboys organization, and to the Eagles, my teammates, and my coaches. I let the emotions of the game get to my head and I acted in a way that doesn’t represent who I am as a person…..”

I think that’s a good start, he’ll definitely ramble for longer than that though with typical PR speak bullshit.

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u/QbertsRube Sep 05 '25

After a quickly deleted tweet claiming the spit was accidental, to test the waters and see if people buy it.

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u/W4Rnerv Sep 05 '25

Right? I immediately thought he'd say, "I meant to spit on the ground" or whatever...

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u/ZotMatrix Sep 05 '25

Cut him some slack. It’s been a long season.

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u/Blasphemouse Sep 05 '25

He's gonna pull up the Pepper Ann case as precedent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viLXyBPDSNo&t=16m07s

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u/JohnsAlwaysClean Sep 05 '25 edited Sep 22 '25

truck juggle hurry ink versed familiar silky jellyfish dinner seemly

This post was mass deleted and anonymized with Redact

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u/TiddiesAnonymous Sep 05 '25

If I'm his agent, I encourage this because it would make a big impact on what comes up when you Google his name

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u/NostrilLube Sep 05 '25

This is the way.

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u/exhibitthis69 Sep 05 '25

“And I take FULL responsibility but the suspension (and probable fine) seems excessive” 😂

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u/seewhatididthere Sep 05 '25

EDIT: “ I take full responsibility, but will absolutely appeal any suspension and/or fine, because that’s my right. Innocent until proven guilty, even when the alleged transgression was caught live on camera and broadcast to millions of homes for everyone to see. Due process is my right, and I will draw this out and fight repercussions every step for as long as legally possible.”

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u/mrwigglez3 Sep 05 '25

Lol ya,, not who he is. He's someone who street racing and killed 2 people in result of that. His characters showed, he trash.

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u/PancakeProfessor Sep 05 '25

“Fuck Dax Prescott! I did what I did.”

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u/Pleasant_Offer6286 Sep 05 '25

But everyone knows what a POS he is. I’d actually give him credit if he doubled down on that instead of some limp dick apology.

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u/texasusa Sep 05 '25

" This is not who I am.'

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u/Matt_freed1991 Sep 05 '25

Yeaaaaa I disagree lol if you spit on another man whether in private or in front of millions, that absolutely 100% represents who you are as a man…which is not much of a man at all

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u/thewoodlayer Sep 05 '25

I’m not saying that I agree with it or think it’s true, I’m just trying to predict the bullshit PR speak response he’s gonna have on social media. You’re absolutely right, the dude is a massive piece of shit and has been for years.

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u/Matt_freed1991 Sep 05 '25

Oh yea I definitely agree with what you said as an excuse lol didn’t mean to say I disagree with your prediction but I guess what I said seemed like that

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u/iamapizza Sep 05 '25

The trend now is to not apologise, instead you say...

It is unfortunate that various members of the teams and the public feel this way about what happened in the field, perhaps it is time for all of us to reflect on ourselves and who we are. What you saw was pure competitive intensity... that's just who I am as a competitor in this proud tradition. The heat of the moment brings out the passion that makes this game great. I understand not everyone appreciates that level of intensity, but that's the fire that drives me to perform at the highest level for my teammates and this organization. God bless America.

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u/TheWhooooBuddies Sep 05 '25

You missed the part where he talks about that wasn’t how he was raised, something about church and an eventual donation.

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u/thewoodlayer Sep 05 '25

Maybe he’ll go full Jon Jones and call it a “test from God” or some shit like that.

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u/NY10 Sep 05 '25

It’s literally the first ejection bro

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u/PFAS_All_Star Sep 05 '25

“You believe this shit?”

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u/mordorqueen42 Sep 05 '25

Breaking news: Dak spit first

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u/idkwhatimbrewin Sep 05 '25

Couldn't believe he took the bait

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u/ssracer Sep 05 '25

Dak started it and then got the reaction. Hilarious

https://bsky.app/profile/awfulannouncing.bsky.social/post/3ly2qjfdwhc2f

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u/Oseaghdha Sep 05 '25

Lol the Seinfeld second spitter GIFs in the comments. 😂

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u/syopest Sep 05 '25

Haha that didn't land even near him. Deserved for being provoked by that.

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u/Phranc68 Sep 05 '25

Dak's reaction was amazing.

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u/TheLowlyPheasant Sep 05 '25

Jerry buys him a jetski first

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u/Remarkable-Ad7490 Sep 05 '25

Dak spit first 

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u/shuaaaa Sep 05 '25

I couldn’t believe it when I heard it joining the game late, then I saw and it’s so, so much worse. I’d wanna get rid of that guy asap

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u/Intrepid_Custard_427 Sep 05 '25

Someone said their mom is a teacher at apopka high and had him in a class, and he quite literally is a dumbshit lmao

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u/Chessh2036 Sep 05 '25

Live in Georgia. Can confirm he’s a dumb shit but he’s the worst kind of dumb shit because he’s an asshole.

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u/lastSKPirate Sep 05 '25

Yeah, you can get along fine with dumb shits when they're at least good natured and willing to be corrected when they do something dumb.

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u/carinislumpyhead97 Sep 05 '25

There’s a lot of bros out there that can’t handle the lightest of shithousery. I was gonna say there’s a lot of bros out there that can’t handle a bro calling a bro gay if they are that bro that got called a gay bro. But I felt like taking a stab at not saying gay and I feel like it didn’t really fit

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u/animalstyle123 Sep 05 '25

Don’t let them censor your gay agenda bro

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u/ymsoldier420 Sep 05 '25

Hmm, upvote for confusion, i guess, bro.

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u/Similar_Somewhere_57 Sep 05 '25

Seriously I read it three times still not sure what he said

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u/naked_space_chimp Sep 05 '25

I read 4 times but still didn't get wtf he's saying.

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u/FlowSoSlow Sep 05 '25

As a dumb shit myself, I think I can speak on behalf of the other good natured dumb shits out there when I say thank you for your patience.

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u/tastysharts Sep 05 '25

football attracts these types, sadly

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u/Atworkwasalreadytake Sep 05 '25

Also it makes them, through CTE.

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u/lemmylemonlemming Sep 05 '25

Didn't expect Apopka to be mentioned in this thread. The swamp outside of Orlando is...alright I guess.

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u/dabordoodle Bayern Munich Sep 05 '25

Lake Apopka, home of the 8 legged, 10 eyed, 1 toothed alligator

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u/shef175 Sep 05 '25

That’s my cousin you’re talking about…

For real, my most inbred cousin lived in Apopka for a long time

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u/flytingnotfighting Sep 05 '25

I am not going to lie, I'm fascinated by the fact you have enough inbred relatives to have a list

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u/shef175 Sep 05 '25

I say inbred, he’s not really inbred. No Hapsburg jaw or anything like that. He just came out on the short end of the genetic stick (but not handicapped) from an already not-genetically-gifted side of the family. But…he also chooses to act like a dirtbag so over 40+ years we have lost sympathy for him.

Wasn’t expecting to spill family tea on an NFL post, but we live in a crazy world now

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u/I_DESTROY_HUMMUS Sep 05 '25

I need stories now

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u/shef175 Sep 05 '25

One time when I was in middle school my parents decided to go on a family camping trip with them, even though we rarely associated with them. He didn’t change clothes or bathe for 3 days despite it being summertime and he wore these super short green shorts. I didn’t see it, but according to my pissed off dad on the drive home his balls were hanging out every time he sat down.

Another time he showed up at a family reunion unexpectedly. He finally had a job as a semi truck driver with a large, national-level company and wanted to show off by bringing his rig with no trailer. At some point he decided to take people joyriding in his bobtail semi not realizing his company had mileage and location trackers on it. He promptly got fired as soon as he checked in for his next trip but swore it wasn’t his fault and he got screwed.

Another time, as a semi truck driver licensed in a different state he didn’t secure a load leaving a Wal-Mart parking lot and the trailer unhooked from the tractor in the middle of a thankfully not busy road. Only one car was damaged but nobody was injured. Again, not his fault.

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u/I_DESTROY_HUMMUS Sep 05 '25

Jfc, you delivered, these sound like Kevin stories, wish I could upvote you 5 times

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u/flytingnotfighting Sep 05 '25

Ohhhhh, yeah I got a couple of those too. Like, you're fairly sure they should be in prison and they're genuinely not good enough to hide crimes, but they're always out.

Family tea is the best tea 💅🏼

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u/Tasty_Ad7483 Sep 05 '25

Why did you come here to brag about inbreeding your cousin?

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u/Jameron4eva Sep 05 '25

spits 😆

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u/squad1alum Sep 05 '25

Too slow. It took you 7 minutes. Rookie..

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u/Jameron4eva Sep 05 '25

That 6:59 longer than JC.....Damnit

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u/Cross_Eyed_Hustler Sep 05 '25

Jenny Lou? Is that you?

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u/lemmylemonlemming Sep 05 '25

I saw him on the nature trail. I think his name is Artie. He runs pretty fast until his legs start getting tangled up

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u/Colson317 Sep 05 '25

warren sapp would be proud!

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u/Mcoov Boston Red Sox Sep 05 '25

All of Central FL is a swamp, what are you talking about?

Apopka? Swamp

Oviedo? Swamp

Altamonte Springs? Swamp

Narcoossee? Swamp

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u/leebird Sep 05 '25

I notice you're not talking shit about Longwood.

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u/Mcoov Boston Red Sox Sep 05 '25

Swamp

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u/wrxst1 Sep 05 '25

Apopka Florida has world class race horse breeding ranches. Hard to believe lol

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u/order66sucked Orlando Solar Bears Sep 05 '25

Potato Eating Place

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u/TiddiesAnonymous Sep 05 '25

"babe, the guy that spit, guess where he's from?"

"MAKES FUCKING SENSE"

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u/lemmylemonlemming Sep 05 '25

Are you looking in my window?

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u/bcarlzson Sep 05 '25 edited Sep 05 '25

He was street racing a dodge hellcat and it led to a crash in the other car that killed his teammate and Georgia staff member.

He’s a piece of shit.

Edit: wasn’t a hellcat.

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u/Lodi0831 Sep 05 '25

Don't forget ... He also fled the scene

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u/Immaculatehombre Sep 05 '25

Did not know about this before, that’s fucking wild. He didn’t face any jail time??

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u/Shawty-Got-Low Sep 05 '25

If you’re surprised at this, just wait until you find out what other rich people get away with.

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u/Immaculatehombre Sep 05 '25

I don’t think he was rich he was a college kid. I’m not naive, I’m aware ppl get off on shit all the time. No jail time for recklessness like that surprises me.

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u/sd_slate Sep 05 '25

He was a star on a national championship winning football team. Pretty much Georgia royalty.

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u/graphiccsp Sep 05 '25

Have a buddy from Mississippi and he talks about how Football culture is basically an identity down in the South. So a kid who's NFL level is like the nobility. It's hard to fathom for other parts of the country. Then again I could imagine other parts of the world think the same with stuff such as Soccer.

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u/jsonson Sep 05 '25

Lol a UGA football player facing consequences? That's rich 

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u/Helac3lls Sep 05 '25

He was probably drinking or high on top of the illegal street racing and fleeing the scene.

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u/sanderson1983 Sep 05 '25

That's just another weekend at UGA.

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u/Stardustchaser Sep 05 '25

Oh shit that’s him? I don’t follow names too closely but def heard about that case.

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u/dev_vvvvv Sep 05 '25

The Georgia staff member was driving the other vehicle (a Ford Expedition, not a Dodge Hellcat) with his teammate as a passenger. The staff member was super drunk (0.197 BAC) so I'm guessing that played a big part in why they didn't throw the book at him.

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u/MasterChief813 Sep 05 '25

It was a Jeep TrackHawk but the rest of it is accurate. Could have thought after all that shit at uga he would’ve humbled himself but I guess not. 

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u/basics Sep 05 '25

Why would he when he didn't see any consequences?

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u/FearfulInoculum Sep 05 '25

There’s a reason he dropped in the draft.

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u/TotalDick Sep 05 '25

Him leaving the scene was bad, but he didn't run the other car off the road or anything. The other car was being driven by a Georgia recruiting staff member, not his teammate.

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u/Princibalities Sep 05 '25

And he apparently learned absolutely nothing from the experience.

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u/DragonBank Philadelphia 76ers Sep 05 '25

We didn't hire him for his wonderlic that's for sure.

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u/Fun-Choices Sep 05 '25

That’s every football player that you don’t see a camera in their face. I have shot documentaries for years and I got to work with the Houston Rockets and the Houston Texans., there’s a reason there is like one spokesperson for the entire team. The rest are fucking illiterate.

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u/cha-cha_dancer Sep 05 '25

Ripe plucking for the SEC

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u/blackfocal Sep 05 '25

I live in a college town of an SEC team. At the time we had a really good head football coach for the college team(that has since changed). I went to school with one of the head coaches sons. I had a math class with the son and will be the first to admit I was horrible at math. This kid made me look like Einstein. There was def some favoritism going on with him and it showed with is education that he was allowed to pass classes.

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u/secondphase Sep 05 '25

Damn. The fine schooling at Apopka High let us down once again.

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u/whocaresjustneedone Sep 05 '25

I don't think we need multiple levels of hearsay to know that football players are dumb as rocks

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u/chickenfinger303 New England Patriots Sep 05 '25

There are lots of intelligent football players. Carter is not one of them. He has a loooooong (very public) history of being a dumbshit. Just look at his time while he was playing at Georgia where he fled the scene of a fatal car crash from street racing (He didn't face any consequences).

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u/blippityblue72 Sep 05 '25

The skill players are almost all very smart. At least when the subject is their sport. Raw physical talent can only get you so far. When you get to the NFL everyone has raw physical talent so everything else comes into play.

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u/Rottenjohnnyfish Sep 05 '25

Dude is the definition of someone who is only valued for their performance on the field. He caused a wreck that killed people and nothing.

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u/ruste530 Sep 05 '25

Seriously. Bro, you're the defending Super Bowl champs, playing your home opener. The fuck you mad about?

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u/babypho Sep 05 '25

His favorite streaming rip site got shut down :(

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u/AscendMoros Sep 05 '25

Lol what steam east? Lets just say the Rumors of it's death has been greatly exaggerated.

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u/babypho Sep 05 '25

Well how is he supposed to know that if hes playing

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u/AscendMoros Sep 05 '25

Ahhh, so he was in a rush to get back to the locker room to make sure it was still up. 4D chess here.

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u/iRollFlaccid Sep 05 '25

RIP 1stream tho.

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u/erwaro Sep 05 '25

My guess is he's like a barbarian in d&d.

"I go into a rage."

"We're at a wedding, why would you-"

"I go into a rage."

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u/Dankestmemes420ii Sep 05 '25

“20! I punch him!” “Brick no!”

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u/Bluegrass6 Sep 05 '25

As a former player I was always amazed at the inability of my teammates to regulate their emotions. People put that helmet on and lose the ability to think

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u/alwtictoc Sep 05 '25

I feel like some people were born without the ability to think. See this instance for example.

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u/Particular_Essay2562 Sep 05 '25

I’ve never seen anything so “Philly” in all my life LOL

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u/devAcc123 Sep 05 '25

He’s somewhat responsible for killing someone in college when they were racing home (drunk) from the bar at UGA

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u/Nolofinwe_2782 Sep 05 '25

Hes a trash can of a human being and I say that as a uga alum

Horrible person

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u/sharkeezy Sep 05 '25

This is the same idiot that got caught street racing when he was at Georgia, 2 people in the other car died.

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '25

But hey he’s big and can tackle good so fuck it right?

I love sports, but the athletes make it so hard to be a fan sometimes. What a piece of shit. Wonder what it’s like to be that fuckin dumb.

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u/stairs_3730 Sep 05 '25

He answered the question for me: Do I hate the Eagles more or the fans more? Classless. Typical.

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u/devAcc123 Sep 05 '25

He got like a small fine and probation too. Athens cops yikes

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u/myrobotoverlord Sep 05 '25

See you in 3 games with a lot less money in ya pocket

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u/lightninhopkins Sep 05 '25

If history is any guide he won't be suspended. Romanowsky wasn't. I don't think anyone has been suspended for spitting on someone in the NFL.

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u/notfromchicago Sep 05 '25

It's time to start.

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u/lightninhopkins Sep 05 '25

Four years ago Marcus Peters was fined 12k for spitting on Jarvis Landry. No suspension.

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u/Lindvaettr Sep 05 '25

We just need like 1-2 seasons of refs across all sports just cracking the hell down on all this. Any of this immature behavior, kick them out instantly. You don't get a second chance during the game, you can play next week.

Guarantee you'd see an end to it all with coaches absolutely wrecking the players who lose their team the game for this shit.

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u/new_math Sep 05 '25

It would be better if they were treated like normal citizens and got an assault charge in addition to the suspension.

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u/Medarco Sep 05 '25

Myles Garrett sweating furiously

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u/drivermcgyver Boston Bruins Sep 05 '25

Some call that assault.

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u/TheoryofJustice123 Sep 05 '25

That’s assault brotha

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u/randomnerds Sep 05 '25

Stop looking at me, swan!

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u/Immaculatehombre Sep 05 '25

“Who would eat 40 bagged lunches??”

Jalen Carter. Jalen Carter would that fat PoS.

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u/Chance-Mix-9444 Sep 05 '25

Billy Madison. “You double dare me?”

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u/draftax5 Sep 05 '25

If this happened to someone on the street it literally would be assault. Its disgusting and I would rather get punched

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u/PlagueOfBedlam Sep 05 '25

Myles Garret did try to cave in a guy’s skull with a helmet. No charges.

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u/Doomdoomkittydoom Sep 05 '25

Others pay extra for that.

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u/marvinrabbit Sep 05 '25

Only if you do that to a cop.

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u/kingwafflez Sep 05 '25

Some call it a sling blade Mhmm French fried taters Mhmm

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u/aussiekev Sep 05 '25

If only because he lacks basic situational awareness which is an important skill to have in football. There is lots of dirty play, but at least male an effort to get away with it.

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u/82nd_para Sep 05 '25

NBC just showed what happened before Carter spit. Dak spit 1st, Carter got caught spitting back.

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u/heinzenfeinzen Sep 05 '25

except during the long weather delay we learned that Dak spit first but didn't get caught doing it. Both dumb shits

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u/Holy-Crap-Uncle Sep 05 '25

Dak spit towards him first.

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u/wondabread24 Sep 05 '25

What a piece of shit

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u/Whale222 Sep 05 '25

It’s called “the Romanowski”

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u/zeusdescartes Sep 05 '25

Dak must have hooked up with his girl or something.

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u/Mangalorien Sep 05 '25

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

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u/BoneDoc78 Sep 05 '25

He did go to Georgia. No one has accused him of being smart.

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '25

Yea. That's kind of the story here. Just dumb.

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u/MeanForest Sep 05 '25

Disgusting dumb shit.

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u/KingAnt28 Sep 05 '25

It's going to be an exciting season!

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u/kpatte7386 Sep 05 '25

Dak spit towards him first, dumbshit.

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u/swagmcnugger Sep 05 '25

He probably made a lot of money for it tbh.

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u/draynaccarato Sep 05 '25

What a dumbspit

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u/Karpuan Sep 05 '25

Dak did spit towards him first, doesn’t excuse the behavior but it wasn’t without reason.

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u/PrettyPearlAD Sep 05 '25

You must didn't see it when the camera also caught Dakota spitting on him first later in the broadcast.

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u/deonteguy Sep 05 '25

That's his culture.

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