A day of rest did little to extinguish the fire that burned between the Patriots and Panthers. After seeing multiple players on each side sent off the fields on the first day of joint practices, the teams suffered through another contentious morning that saw players from each side asked to leave once again on Wednesday.
The coaches reiterated to their teams the importance of maintaining discipline before practice but before long tempers once again flared, brought on by some physical play during a special teams period.
The ultimate spark came when Patriots receiver Kristian Wilkerson was knocked down, apparently from a clean hit during kickoff work.