Multiple fights broke out at the the Cincinnati Bengals-Green Bay Packers joint practice session on Wednesday.
Per Kyle Smith and Tom Silverstein, Green Bay star guard Elgotn Jenkins was involved in two skirmishes during the practice. Smith shared a video of Jenkins getting into a fight with Bengals’ linebacker Jermaine Pratt, which prompted players on both teams to act quickly in breaking the brouhaha up.
According to Silverstein, the confrontation started after Jenkins dropped Pratt on a screen. After staying on the ground for a moment, an angry Pratt came towards Jenkins and proceeded to take “a swing.
That’s not all. Silverstein later reported that Jenkins got into it with Bengals’ star D.J. Reader by taking “a swing at” the veteran defensive tackle. Head coach Matt LaFleur removed Jenkins from the drill.
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Reader later took to Twitter and wrote, “He’s a J A G.” This stands for “Just a guy”, a popular football term for a player who is merely average.
The Packers and Bengals won’t play each other during the 2023 regular season, but they will square off in preseason play this Friday. So fans won’t have to wait long to see how the potential drama unfolds following a rather tense practice session.
Green Bay will open year one of the post-Aaron Rodgers era with a Week 1 road game against the Chicago Bears on Sept. 10. That same day, Cincinnati will visit the AFC North rival Cleveland Browns.
