Posted by
ryan on Aug. 05, 2008, 12:00pm
Hmm. Apparently, NFL teams frown upon intrasquad beatdowns. Last week, the Carolina Panthers’ Steve Smith went all “Michael Westbrook“ on teammate Ken Lucas (reprising the role of Stephen Davis), the team promptly suspended the Pro Bowl wide receiver for two games, everybody kissed and made up, and we’re all ready to move forward.
Except, maybe Carolina’s front office. According to Matt Mosley of THE BLOG FORMERLY KNOWN AS HASHMARKS, Smith’s surly disposition and penchant for Debo-ing teammates (language NSFW) could be his ticket out of town.
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Training Camp
While Ken Lucas is back practicing with the Panthers this afternoon after getting beaten up by teammate Steve Smith on Friday, not all is finer in Carolina. Yes, Smith issued an apology for his actions this morning, and both he and Lucas say they’ve talked about the fight and are putting it behind them, but it turns out that Smith isn’t the only one who is going to miss some time thanks to the melee.
While Steve has been suspended by the team for their first two regular season games, it turns out Ken is going to miss 2-3 weeks, too, thanks to surgery he’s going to need on his nose. Read more…
Managers of keeper leagues around the world woke up to some bad news this morning: The number 1 WR is all of fantasy sports, Steve Smith, has been suspended for the first two games of the year.
The suspension comes as punishment for yesterday’s TKO of Panthers cornerback Ken Lucas during the team’s second practice (Practice?!?!) of the day. That’s certainly one way to sabotage your team’s chances right out of the gate.
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Teammates fight at football practices - it’s a rough, physical game, and tempers flare. But usually the fights are lots of slapping and pushing. Rarely does it end with the loser being carted off, but that’s just what happened today when an All-Pro wide receiver Steve Smith wailed away on Panthers teammate Ken Lucas.
This isn’t the first time that Smith has been in trouble for brawling. Back in 2002 he was arrested and jailed after breaking Anthony Bright’s nose in a fight that broke out while watching game film, and Smith wound up getting suspended for a game. But don’t expect the same fate: he’s not a young player now but one of the best WRs in the league.
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