Dave Canales on practice fights: May have pushed guys too much in our team meeting

The Panthers held their final padded practice of the preseason on Tuesday and things got a little more heated than they would have liked.

Cornerback Jaycee Horn took a swing at left tackle Ickey Ekwonu during a scrum between the offense and defense at one point in the session. Head coach Dave Canales called that a “good teachable moment” to remind players of the consequences of doing something like that in a game while also taking some blame for the rise in temperature.

“May have pushed the guys a little bit too hard in the team meeting this morning,” Canales said, via the team’s website.

Canales didn’t sound overly upset about the direction things went during the workout, however. He said the Panthers “crescendoed to a place that I want our football to be and we have to be comfortable