With the Pittsburgh Steelers opting not to wear pads for their latest training camp practice on Thursday, things figured to be toned down a bit. However, that turned out not to be the case, as the team saw yet another practice fight between players.
One day after the team saw its first fight of training camp on Wednesday that featured a skirmish between the offense and defense, two players got into it on Thursday, creating a pile in the middle of the field.
After a rep during team periods, the two players appeared to get locked up with one another. In the struggle, both fell to the ground and there looked to be some punches thrown.
Check out video of the fight below.
Yup my dad just sent me this from camp pic.twitter.com/wKu4C1o8f5
— Paul sanchez (@Pablo3686) August 1, 2024
Here's more details on how things got kicked off, per some beat writers on the ground.
Another camp fight breaks out. Lineman Anderson Hardy was engaged with a D-lineman. DeMarvin Leal escalated it, bringing someone to the ground and throwing some punches. He gets up from the pile without a helmet.
— Mike DeFabo (@MikeDeFabo) August 1, 2024
Another scrum. Lots of people involved. May have been Tyler Beach and Logan Lee initially. Broken up now. QB wasn't hit, came at end of a run. #Steelers pic.twitter.com/BSGs50DlXM
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 1, 2024
The fight on Wednesday, which occurred after linebacker Elandon Roberts' hit on quarterback Justin Fields sent him to the ground, involved many more players than this most recent one. Regardless, it's clearly fight season in Steelers training camp.