Sunday’s meeting between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Jacksonville Jaguars got off to a chaotic start.
Including a pair of ejections.
After the Eagles won the toss and deferred, Jacksonville returned the opening kickoff for an apparent touchdown.
But that was erased due to a holding penalty on the Jaguars, and that is when the frenzy truly began. A fight at midfield broke out and two players — Philadelphia’s Jeremiah Trotter Jr. and Jacksonville’s Bryan Thomas Jr. — were both ejected.
You can see some of the fight, and the aftermath, in these clips:
Here is the full sequence, including the kickoff:
And here is another replay from the broadcast:
Here is the moment where Trotter learned he was ejected:
Here is an image of Trotter leaving the field:
While Trotter was ejected early in the game, it was not the earliest ejection for an Eagles player in team history.
That is a mark set by … his father, who was ejected before a game against the Atlanta Falcons back in 2005:
You can imagine emotions are high on the Philadelphia side of the field. With the Eagles coming off a pair of losses and sitting at 2-2, and without both Saquon Barkley and DeVonta Smith due to injury, Philadelphia needs a win.
And a spark.
