Carolina Panthers wide receiver Xavier Legette and Cleveland Browns safety Rayshawn Jenkins both had short nights in their teams' Friday preseason opener, as both were ejected following a fight in the first quarter. The two were involved in a pushing and shoving match on a Panthers touchdown drive in the first quarter, which escalated when Legette began throwing punches at Jenkins.
The incident occurred in run support, as Legette blocked Jenkins on a play that wound up being a loss of a yard for running back Chuba Hubbard . After some shoving and apparent jawing between the two with Jenkins chopping Legette's arms down, Legette began to throw punches at Jenkins, which Jenkins responded to by ripping off Legette's helmet. After offsetting fouls were assessed to both teams, Legette