Steelers New Stars Fight at Training Camp

Thornhill continued to follow Smith after their altercation before they faced off against one another one-on-one. The ball flew over both players' heads during that rep, and the Steelers' defensive backs ran onto the field to celebrate before Thornhill shoved the ball in Smith's chest while walking back. The pair then grabbed each other's facemasks before the entire situation dissipated.

Shortly after, safety Chuck Clark and DK Metcalf got into their own squabble. Metcalf, who's had an impressive camp following a trade over from the Seattle Seahawks in March that included a four-year extension worth $132 million with the Steelers, exchanged words with Clark in a small scuffle where plenty of words were exchanged. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Brian Batko also noted that Clark appeared to throw punches in Metcalf's direction as part of a particularly physical practice.

Clark and Thornhill, who both signed one-year deals with Pittsburgh this offseason, are battling for playing time at the second safety spot next to DeShon Elliott and thus have a lot to prove throughout the remainder of the summer.

It's not surprising that tempers are flaring during the second week of camp as things ramp up, and these two instances surely won't be the last in which a pair of Steelers teammates get into it.