Perhaps joint practices with the two teams that squared off in the most recent Super Bowl is not the best idea…
The Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals, having recently met in Super Bowl LVI, took to the field for their second day of joint practices Thursday. It ended in a wild melee, with Aaron Donald holding a pair of Bengals’ helmets and at one point swinging a helmet during the fracas.
Deleted video of Aaron Donald swinging a helmet at bengals players. pic.twitter.com/dHCAGN8Bby
— Not Jake 🥷🏻 (@CincyHub) August 25, 2022
In this image, you can see Donald with a Cincinnati helmet in each hand:
#Rams Aaron Donald swinging two #Bengals helmets in the mix. pic.twitter.com/y92A0gNskd
— Sam Greene (@SGdoesit) August 25, 2022
Richard Sherman, who has been in his share of scraps through the years, was not at all surprised by the contentious nature of this particular practice.
Who could have predicted a superbowl rematch “joint” practice would be emotional and lead to chaos? Everyone. https://t.co/SWdnYbIG1j
— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) August 25, 2022
According to Jourdan Rodrigue, who covers the Rams for The Athletic, the coaches called the joint practice after the melee. Jalen Ramsey, the Rams cornerback, stayed behind to work on technique with Bengals coaches:
Ok now a straight-up fight breaks out. Big scrum and a couple helmets swinging. Hard to see how it started but a big one was brewing. After it diffuses and teams separate, Jalen Ramsey stays out in the field to talk through technique with one of the Bengals’ WRs coaches.
— Jourdan Rodrigue (@JourdanRodrigue) August 25, 2022