In what is becoming a season-long episode of Seinfeld, there has been another spitter in an NFL game, and the offender could be facing disciplinary action for it.
Playing the role of New York Mets pitcher Roger McDowell on Sunday was Cincinnati Bengals receiver Ja'Marr Chase. Playing the role of Cosmo Kramer was Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Jalen Ramsey. Much like McDowell, Chase attempted to get away with not being identified as the spitter.
Unfortunately, he was quite literally caught in 4K:
Bengals' Ja'Marr Chase Likely to Face Suspension After Spitting Incident
Field-level view of the second altercation between Ja'Marr Chase and Jalen Ramsey. Chase said "I didn't spit on nobody."
— Austin Briski (@austin_briski) November 16, 2025
The video clearly shows he did.#Bengals @FOX19 pic.twitter.com/ooGzInoPdS
While no disciplinary action has been announced at this time, there likely will be following the release of such a clear video of the incident in question. As the NFL Network's Tom Pelissero pointed out, there is a precedent for this kind of suspension: Philadelphia Eagles DT Jalen Carter, who spat on Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott in Week 1 and was suspended one game for it. His ejection served as his suspension.
"Jalen Carter was suspended one game (with credit for time served) for a similar-looking incident in Week 1. The Bengals host the Patriots next week," Pelissero wrote.
While the Eagles' brain trust was technically on the hook to show "zero tolerance" to Carter, head coach Nick Sirianni kept his disciplinary method private.
"I'm going to keep everything that I do with him private, regardless of if you see it on Sunday or not," Sirianni said in September, per ESPN. "Everything, every conversation, whether it's a personal conversation, a disciplinary thing, all those things will always be handled privately. I just think that's the way to go about doing team business and when you're doing things with a football team."
Jalen Carter Wasn't Sorry to Dak Prescott
What was notable about Carter's apology was that it wasn't to Prescott. Instead, Carter apologized to everyone on the Eagles side of the equation.
“It was a mistake that happened on my side. It won’t happen again,” Carter said. “I feel bad for just my teammates and fans out there. I'm doing it for them. I'm doing it for my family, also. But the fans, they showed the most love."
Considering Ramsey's relationships with receivers around the league, Chase probably holds no remorse for what he did, at least on Ramsey's behalf. In fact, Chase maintained after the loss that, despite video evidence seemingly proving otherwise, he never spat on Ramsey at all.
We'll find out soon enough just what the league's disciplinary committee elects to do in this instance. However, as Eagles fans will attest, anything less than a one-game suspension for Chase would be a travesty.