Prescott has now opened up about what really went down. He insists he wasn\u2019t targeting Carter or anyone in green when he spit. Instead, he says he was normally talking to teammate Tyler Booker and had to spit toward the ground. Carter, however, didn\u2019t see it that way. And that misunderstanding set off what fans now call\u00a0\u201cSpitgate.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n After the game, NBC analyst and former Cowboys coach\u00a0Jason Garrett<\/a>\u00a0shared Prescott\u2019s explanation. \u201cDak told him that he was talking to Tyler Booker, had to spit,\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Sports Illustrated\u2019s Albert Breer wrote on\u00a0X<\/a>.\u00a0\u201cWhen he did, Jalen Carter was close by. Carter said, \u2018you spit at me?\u2019 Prescott smiled and said, \u2018why would I spit at you?\u2019 And Carter spit back.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Nick Harris of the Star-Telegram added that Carter believed Prescott spit at the Eagles\u2019 defensive huddle. Video from NBC shows\u00a0Prescott looking down when he spit<\/a>, which supports his version. Still, Carter clearly thought otherwise and let his emotions take over. He walked up and spit directly at Prescott, which resulted an immediate ejection.<\/p>\nCarter\u2019s Misread That Escalated Fast<\/h2>\n
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