Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr . was in the middle of a fight during Wednesday's practice with the Titans . The fight started when Penix and Titans defenders engaged in some trash talk after Penix completed a long pass to teammate Ray-Ray McCloud .

The trash talk led to things getting physical and Penix apparently getting thrown to the ground. Players from both teams ran off the sidelines once the fighting started, with several Falcons players -- including McCloud and fellow receiver Drake London -- coming to the aid of Penix, who was not injured during the scuffle.

"I'm glad they did, because obviously that's not something that we want to be doing in practice," Penix said after practice, according to ESPN . "We want to get all reps in, get that good work in. But it went

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