Tempers Flare During Commanders Training Camp Practice

It’s a game full of emotion, but you can’t be emotional.Nick Cross after practice

After that, a red-zone shoving match between Jacoby Jones and Quan Martin further showed it was not an isolated incident, and emotions were high as tension continued through practice.

After these guys had been going at it for several days in the heat, things started getting a little testy during their second padded practice. This is rather normal in a competitive camp atmosphere, given the level of competition between this group of 91 fully grown men.

Sometimes the intensity of the moment puts these guys outside of their football realm. They need to keep things within reason and not reach the point where penalties would have been assessed in a game, or injuries could have happened. It will be interesting to see if this stays an isolated part of practice or lingers into the rest of the week.