In a preseason game against Real Salt Lake last Thursday -- a game of no serious consequence -- Jack McInerney took exception to some chippy play by clamping an opponent in a headlock and wrestled him away from a forming scrum.
It's unusual to see that kind of physicality in a soccer match, let alone a pre-preseason contest designed to give players some run and coaches a chance to evaluate.
But McInerney plays with "swagger," Timbers coach Caleb Porter said before the team took off for the Tucson, Ariz.