Seattle Seahawks defensive end Frank Clark was ejected from Thursday's practice for punching offensive tackle Germain Ifedi.
Clark and Ifedi entered a verbal dispute which escalated into a physical confrontation. Ifedi reportedly was without a helmet at the time and Clark punched him in the face, which led to a massive fight between the Seahawks' offensive and defensive players.
After the skirmish, Ifedi was attended to on the sideline.
Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll was predictably dismayed.
"I'm disappointed we had a couple guys get after it today," Carroll said via ESPN's Sheil Kapadia. "There is no room for fighting in football. It is not part of this game, not supposed to be part of this game. And we frown upon that very heavily, so real disappointed that that happened today. We have to learn and get better and be right."
Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett agreed with Carroll.
"I think everybody has built up so much testosterone all camp, and we want to go out here and battle every single time," Bennett said. "Sometimes we go a little overboard. I think you have to find that line. I think we may have crossed that line today. We can talk about it and figure out where we stand upon that line again."
