Rivera: Panthers-Bills fights won't be tolerated

SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Fighting sometimes is a side effect of joint training practices in the NFL, but it won't be tolerated on Tuesday and Wednesday when the Carolina Panthers and Buffalo Bills get together at Wofford College.

"If anybody fights then we'll pull them out and throw them out of practice and they'll have to be disciplined,'' Carolina coach Ron Rivera said on Monday. "We're not here to fight. That's bulls---.

"What we're here to do is learn from each other and help each other win. That's the most important opportunity to come out of this.''

While both practices are in full pads, there will be no live periods in terms of tackling.

That Buffalo coach Sean McDermott was Rivera's…