Trotter and Thomas ejected 13 seconds in as Eagles-Jaguars game turns chaotic in London

Eagles linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Jr. and Jaguars defensive end Bryan Thomas Jr. were ejected after getting into a fight on the opening kickoff at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, per ESPN. The ejections came just 13 seconds into the game, according to multiple outlets covering the Week 5 matchup.

The chaos unfolded immediately. Jacksonville returned the opening kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown, though the return was called back on a holding penalty, per Pro Football Talk and Yahoo Sports. Despite the penalty and the subsequent ejections, the sequence set a fractious tone for the remainder of the game.

For Philadelphia, the loss of Trotter arrives at a particularly difficult time. The Eagles entered Week 5 with a 2-2 record and on a two-game losing streak, including a 27-7 road loss to Chicago on Monday, September 28 and a 24-20 home defeat to the Rams on Sunday, October 4. Now they'll face Jacksonville—which sits at 3-1 and atop the AFC South after winning its last two games—without one of their linebackers from the start.