That memo sent by the league office to teams about the importance of avoiding fights during games surely was aimed also at reducing fighting in practices (and in the locker room). The message may not have been as obvious as it needs to be.
The Browns and Bills have joint practices this week, and Cleveland linebacker Karlos Dansby had a prediction that tripled Mr. T’s prognostication for Rocky Balboa.
“Fireworks, man. Fireworks,” Dansby said, via Tom Reed of Cleveland.com.
Dansby didn’t mean that literally, despite the recent intersection between Independence Day ordnance and football.