This week marks the second week of Steelers 2020 training camp, and a fight has yet to be reported (c’mon guys, get on that!). Since we have nothing new to report on the scuffle front — at least until they put on pads on the 17th — let’s take a look back at some past camp rumbles.
Antonio Brown, Ike Taylor
During practice, there’s no other way to really prep for in-game matchups than team defense versus offense and vise versa.
Two players that were well-known for getting into it multiple times during camp were wide receiver Antonio Brown and cornerback Ike Taylor.
In 2013, the series of scuffles usually started and ended with a pass from Ben Roethlisberger. In one altercation, Brown and Taylor were wrestling for a pass in the end zone when AB was thrown to the ground. When Brown got up, he threw a punch at Taylor. When practice ended, Taylor went after Brown. It took multiple players and general manager Kevin Colbert to break up the brawl.
Though neither player spoke to the media after practice, head coach Mike Tomlin had said, “We’re competitors… those things happen.”
For second time in camp, Antonio Brown and Ike Taylor got into a fight.http://t.co/58OadtLf
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 13, 2012