LOOK: Jets arrive in Spartanburg for joint practices with Panthers

A Big Apple circus hit Sparkle City on Wednesday. Take a look at some surreal scenes from the beginning of Wednesday’s joint practice between the Panthers and Jets:

Between the polarizing four-time MVP quarterback, a whole HBO production crew and a slew of spirited city slickers, Sparkle City looked a lot different on Wednesday morning.

Here, courtesy of the top beat writers in Spartanburg, are some of the early scenes from the first of two joint practices for the Carolina Panthers and the visiting New York Jets: