A heated joint practice between the Rams and Bengals ended in a brawl Thursday ahead of the clubs’ Super Bowl LVI rematch on Saturday to close the preseason.
According to multiple reports, both teams were involved in a few dust-ups leading to two massive fights, the second of which resulted in practice ending early. The conflict involved the Rams defense and Bengals offense, and reportedly centered around interactions between Rams linebacker Leonard Floyd and Bengals left tackle La’el Collins, who chirped back and forth throughout the session.
The tension reportedly began to build toward the end of practice after Collins, who returned to practice last week after dealing with a back issue throughout training camp, got tangled with Rams defensive tackle A’Shawn Robinson after a play, according to ESPN’s Ben Baby.