(AP) - Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. was surprised to find himself in the middle of a scuffle that interrupted his team’s second joint practice with the Tennessee Titans on Wednesday.

After connecting with Ray-Ray McCloud III on a long touchdown pass, Penix said he was “celebrating” with comments he said were delivered in response to “words” from Tennessee players.

“I like to compete at a high level and when I compete I don’t really do too much talking,” Penix said. “So somebody say something to me and ... OK, I throw a touchdown. ‘Now what y’all talking about?’ And then I guess not everybody take that the right way. And I think that’s all it was.”

Penix was thrown to the ground by one or more Tennessee players. Penix ended up at the bottom of a pile of players. He sai

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