FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- The dust settled after a pass play in the third practice of the Atlanta Falcons training camp, and rookie edge rusher James Pearce Jr. and left guard Matthew Bergeron were still locked up.
Bergeron had his helmet off and he was screaming disparaging remarks in the face of Pearce. Veteran edge rusher Leonard Floyd came to have Pearce's back. A scuffle ensued between the offense and defense. Bergeron and Pearce were eventually separated.
On the very next play, cooler heads had not yet prevailed. Pearce and right tackle Kaleb McGary got tied up.