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Matthew Slater says Panthers celebrated Kristian Wilkerson’s injury, leading to fight

While Kristian Wilkerson was down after a big hit that eventually led to him being carted off the field, Panthers defensive back Kenny Robinson stood over the Patriots receiver and taunted him.

Patriots captain Matthew Slater has an issue with that behavior, he told reporters after practice.

“Celebrating someone that is down and clearly in a dire situation, I personally took issue with that,” Slater said. “And I don’t want us doing it. But on the flip side of that, when somebody else is down with clear signs of symptoms of a significant injury, that’s what I took issue with and that’s why I responded the way that I did.