The NFL world exploded in anger on Thursday night after Philadelphia Eagles star Jalen Carter was ejected from his game against the Dallas Cowboys before even playing a snap.After the kickoff, Eagles and Cowboys players began to talk trash. Carter was seen spitting toward Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott and in front of an NFL official. The official threw a flag on the play, which penalized Carter and ejected him from the game.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMNFL fans appeared to watch in unison as he committed the dastardly foul.BLACK NATIONAL ANTHEM PERFORMANCE BEFORE EAGLES-COWBOYS GAME SPARKS SOCIAL MEDIA FRENZYNBC later showed that Prescott spit toward the ground before Carter's actions. It's unclear what was said between the two players.The league could suspend Carter for his actions. Pro Football Talk reported that it will depend on how remorseful Carter is for his actions. A source told the outlet that one of the talking points among the league, clubs and players was "respect for the opponent."Philadelphia took a chance on Carter in the 2023 draft, selecting him with the No. 9 overall pick. He was involved in a deadly car crash that left a former Georgia Bulldogs teammate and a staffer dead in January 2023. He pleaded no contest to reckless driving and street racing charges.Since then, hes been a focal point of the interior defensive line. He had 4.5 sacks and 42 total tackles in 2024. He was a Pro Bowler for the first time in his career.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

A federal appeals court on Thursday halted a lower court judges order to end operations indefinitely at the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center built in the Florida Everglades.The panel voted 2-1 to stay the judges order pending the outcome of an appeal, allowing the facility to continue holding migrant detainees for now.Last month, U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams issued a preliminary injunction blocking Florida from further expanding the detention center and ordering operations to dwindle by the end of October. The judge also ordered the state to transfer detainees to other facilities and to remove equipment and fencing.The rulings came after a lawsuit brought by Friends of the Everglades, the Center for Biological Diversity and the Miccosukee Tribe accused the state and federal officials of not following federal law requiring an environmental review for the detention center, which the groups argue threatens sensitive wetlands that have protected plants and animals.FEDERAL JUDGE BLOCKS FLORIDA FROM FURTHER EXPANSION OF 'ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ' IMMIGRATION DETENTION FACILITY"This is a heartbreaking blow to Americas Everglades and every living creature there, but the case isnt even close to over," Elise Bennett, a senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity, said in a statement.In June, Gov. Ron DeSantis administration moved quickly to build the facility at a single-runway training airport in the middle of the Everglades to support President Donald Trumps efforts to detain and deport migrants. DeSantis has said the facility's location was intended to deter escape plans.Trump toured the facility in July and suggested it could be used as a model for future facilities across the country to support his mass deportation plan.Reacting to Thursday's ruling, DeSantis said that claims that the facility would soon shutter were false."We said we would fight that. We said the mission would continue. So Alligator Alcatraz is in fact, like we've always said, open for business," he said on social media.LAWSUITS THREATEN TO UPEND ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ OPERATIONSThe Department of Homeland Security described the ruling as "a win for the American people, the rule of law and common sense.""This lawsuit was never about the environmental impacts of turning a developed airport into a detention facility," DHS said in a statement. "It has and will always be about open-borders activists and judges trying to keep law enforcement from removing dangerous criminal aliens from our communities, full stop."Florida officials said in court papers this week that it would resume accepting detainees at the facility if the request for a stay was granted.Though plaintiffs say the case is far from over, claiming that the facility will eventually be shut down."In the meantime, if the DeSantis and Trump administrations choose to ramp operations back up at the detention center, they will just be throwing good money after bad because this ill-considered facility which is causing harm to the Everglades will ultimately be shut down," Eve Samples, executive director of Friends of the Everglades, said in a statement.The plaintiffs have argued that because Florida financed the project itself and the federal government hasnt directly contributed, "Alligator Alcatraz" falls outside federal environmental review requirements, even though it houses federal detainees.In Thursday's ruling, the appeals court largely accepted those claims.The Associated Press contributed to this report.