A joint NFL practice resulted in a predictable shoving match as things got heated between New York Jets and Carolina Panthers players ahead of their preseason clash on Saturday in Charlotte.
Footage from the incident has since surfaced on a Panthers-focused podcast’s social media account, X’s @FPFO_Podcast.
The 27-second clip shows Carolina wideout Terrace Marshall catching a touchdown over New York cornerback DJ Reed, who was flagged for pass interference on the play.
It wasn’t the initial contact that ignited the skirmish, but rather Marshall’s decision to flip the ball to Reed, who had fallen to the grown.
Jets safety Chuck Clark was unhappy with Marshall and responded by running towards Marshall, resulting in a brief scrap.
Footage has since surfaced on a Panthers-focused podcast’s social media account
The 27-second clip shows Carolina wideout Terrace Marshall catching a touchdown over New York cornerback DJ Reed, who was flagged for pass interference on the play
But as players were being separated, Reed retrieved the ball and hurled at Marshall as he was being held back by Panthers staff.
And things didn’t stop there.
Jets defensive end Michael Clemons later got into a shoving match with several Panthers offensive lineman later in the practice session.
Joint practices are typically a good chance for NFL teams to get some experience against unfamiliar foes after weeks of scrimmaging against themselves. Unfortunately, they often come with the risk of fight, which the NFL is trying to address.
A brawl between the Detroit Lions and New York Giants at a previous joint scrimmage earlier this month resulted in $200,000 fines for both teams.
One way to address the concern is to limit joint practices to a single day.
‘Every time I’ve ever had a joint practice, the first day will be a little rough and then the second one ends in a fight,’ Packers running back Josh Jacobs told The Washington Post.
‘I think there’s probably less fights [when there’s one day], which is good,’ Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford said. ‘You know, the second day is when everybody kind of gets a little charged up and gets going.’
