Tempers flared during Wednesday’s joint practice between the Atlanta Falcons and Tennessee Titans , with quarterback Michael Penix Jr. finding himself at the center of a physical scuffle .

The incident began after Penix completed a long pass to wide receiver Ray-Ray McCloud III. As the play ended, Penix and Titans defenders exchanged words, and the trash talk quickly escalated .

Players from both teams ran in from the sidelines, and Penix ended up in the middle of a pile, appearing to be thrown to the ground before several Falcons players, including McCloud and fellow receiver Drake London, came to his aid.

“I don’t know where I was at in it,” Penix said. “It was a lot of people. I knew I was down there somewhere. I wasn’t the only one, though.”

Penix appreciated his teammates

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