There have been a few minor dustups for the Pittsburgh Steelers at training camp this year, but a noteworthy fight broke out this afternoon after DL Esezi Otomewo tackled RB Kaleb Johnson to the ground in a non-tackling session, per our Alex Kozora on X.
DL Esezi Otomewo with hard tackle in non-tackling session. Offense took exception.
Big scrum, punches thrown. Broken up now. #Steelers
Officially, Mike Tomlin tries to dissuade fights from happening, telling players they aren’t trying to conduct an MMA camp. But multiple veterans, including Cam Heyward, have talked about the value of fights in raising the intensity level of practice.