Former Philadelphia Eagles star Jason Kelce didn’t hide his true feelings about Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott’s scuffle with Jalen Carter, even if it aggravated NFL fans around the country.

Before the first snap from scrimmage on Thursday night, Carter was ejected for spitting on Prescott. That certainly hurt the Eagles since he’s one of the best defensive players in the league. He owned up to his mistake during his postgame media availability.

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“It was a mistake that happened on my side, and it just won’t happen again,” Carter said. “I feel bad for my teammates and the fans out there. I’m doing it for them. … It won’t happen again. I can make that promise.”

Even though Carter took accountability for his actions, Kelce defended him on social media. In fact, he suggested that Prescott was responsible for this absurd moment.

Late on Thursday night, NBC shared footage of Prescott spitting on the ground near Carter. That video was reposted by Kelce along with this message: “And the truth shall set you free.”

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Kelce missed the mark.

Just about every reply to this post from Kelce points out how ridiculous his stance on this situation is. At the end of the day, Prescott didn’t actually spit on Carter. The All-Pro defensive lineman for the Eagles, on the other hand, legitimately crossed the line.

“Spitting on someone and spitting on the ground is 2 different things,” former NFL offensive lineman Jon Feliciano replied.

“This is either intellectually dishonest or intellectually limited. I don’t know which. Dak is spitting at the ground. Tyler Booker is between him and Jalen Carter. Carter was six inches away and spat on him. This is comparing coughing around someone and coughing on someone,” Cowboys reporter Bobby Belt said.

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“Dak spit on the ground because he’s not an idiot,” one fan wrote. “Jalen Carter spit on Dak because he’s a complete idiot. Glad we can clear that truth up.”

“Crazy work to go to bat for your former teammate when they do something stupid right on front of the ref but here we are,” a second fan said.

“Jason always does some dumb stuff to defend these losers,” a Taylor Swift fan commented.

Prescott shares his side to the story.

Following the Cowboys’ 24-20 loss to the Eagles, Prescott spoke to the media about his altercation with Carter. He revealed what led to this absurd moment.

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“He was trolling, I guess you could say, trying to mess with Tyler Booker. I was just looking at him,” Prescott said. “I was right here by the two linemen, and I guess I needed to spit, and I wasn’t going to spit on my lineman and I just spit ahead. … And he goes, ‘Are you trying to spit on me?’ At that point, I mean I felt like he was insulting me. I wouldn’t spit on somebody. ‘I’m damn sure I’m not trying to spit on you.’ We’re about to play a game. … ‘What would I need to spin on you for?’ He just spit on me in that moment, it was more of a surprise than anything.”

The NFL has not yet announced if it’ll discipline Carter for his behavior. Earlier this year though, the league said it will crack down on violent gestures. Spitting on an opponent should classify as one.

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US Navy Seals shot and killed a number of North Korean civilians during a botched covert mission to plant a listening device in the nuclear-armed country during high-stakes diplomatic negotiations in 2019, the New York Times reported on Friday.

Citing unidentified sources, including current and former military officials with knowledge of the still-classified details, the newspaper said Donald Trump approved the operation during his first administration, as he was involved in historic talks with the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un.

The plan was designed to fix a “blind spot” in US intelligence that would allow the US to intercept the North Korean leader’s communications, potentially giving Trump an advantage ahead of the summit between the two leaders in 2019.

But it unraveled when the detachment of Navy Seals came across North Korean civilians who appeared to be diving for shellfish, the Times reported. The American forces opened fire, killing all those on the small fishing vessel, the report said, without specifying the number of casualties.

Neither the US nor the North Korean government has made the botched operation public. Before approving the plan, the White House had been concerned that even a small military action against North Korea could provoke a “catastrophic retaliation”.

A classified Pentagon review later concluded the killings were justified under the rules of engagement, the report said.

In 2019, the Seals were dispatched to North Korean waters in a nuclear-powered submarine, and then deployed in two mini-subs in frigid waters to reach the shore. A group of eight Seals were then supposed to sneak past North Korean border forces, install the device, and then escape undetected. However, the operation was disrupted by the attack on the civilians, and the Seals left without installing the device.

The newspaper also revealed that the plan was based on a similar 2005 operation approved by George W Bush.

The White House, the Pentagon and the US embassy in Seoul did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the report.

Since Trump’s last summit with Kim in 2019, talks have fallen apart and North Korea has forged ahead with its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile program.

Trump this week said that US forces had killed 11 people in a strike on a boat in international waters that he claimed was carrying drugs to the United States. The White House has released few details about the operation, which it claimed targeted members of Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang.

Lenovo spokesperson Jeff Witt tells me buyers will be able to manually switch the handheld to Xbox FSE after it’s ready in the spring 2026 time frame, months after the Legion Go 2’s launch next month. Asus will get the Xbox FSE far sooner on October 16th when it co-launches the Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X with Microsoft, and then Microsoft’s “next focus” will be bringing it to the original Asus ROG Ally and Ally X.