Is the NFL looking into Saints OL Payton Turner's alleged spitting incident against the Eagles?

Wendi Oliveros

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There were plenty of noteworthy moments in the Week 3 game between the New Orleans Saints and the Philadelphia Eagles. It was an exciting game that could have gone either way, but the Eagles won.

One moment discussed on social media is the alleged spitting incident between Saints OL Payton Turner and Eagles WR DeVonta Smith.

There appears to be plenty of video circulating on it.  

Smith is down on the field after the play, and Turner appears to spit on him as he is standing up and walking away. 

Check out video footage shared from multiple sources.

 

What do you think?  Is Turner spitting next to Smith or on him?  Does that nuance even matter? Should the NFL review this? 

The NFL fined Derek Carr for a somewhat innocuous Michael Jackson-themed touchdown celebration in Week 2 so they may want to take a look at this Payton Turner play. If he spit on Smith, that is less sportsman-like than what Carr did.

 

Wendi Oliveros

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Wendi Oliveros is an avid sports fan who has reported on NFL, MLB, and professional tennis throughout her career. She lives in PA but is not a Steelers or Eagles fan. She is a lifelong Baltimore Orioles fan, and her favorite tennis tournament is the US Open, which she has been privileged to attend a few times.