It is only August and the Denver Broncos are already having some serious issues it seems. On Wednesday, Broncos wide receivers Emmanuel Sanders and Courtland Sutton got into a heated fight on the sideline, which was captured on video and appeared to create quite the stir.
While players fight at practice on a regular basis, it is usually a scrap between two opposing players or at least players on the opposite side of the ball. This unusual case is obviously not only between players that both play offense, but actually the same exact position.
#Broncos WRs Emmanuel Sanders and Courtland Sutton got into a fist fight at practice a couple of days ago.
It's not a typical fight after a play between an offensive player and a defensive player, these are two WRs, on the sidelines. pic.twitter.com/KLke7o6ncr
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) August 7, 2019
Things got even weirder after practice, though, as the tandem of Sanders and Sutton stood side-by-side to talk about the scuffle with reporters.
Sanders and Sutton talked about their fight after practice on Monday. [@YahooSportsNFL]pic.twitter.com/C8gwddq9KE
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) August 7, 2019
It is also worth noting that is definitely not the first time that these two teammates have gotten into it. Earlier this week, Sanders commented on his relationship with Sutton while it seemed as though the two had smoothed things over completely.
“It stands good. Obviously, we’re family,” Sanders said earlier in the week. “We went to the same school and grew up in the same area. It’s a miscommunication and that’s just what it is. At the end of the day, we’re back on the same page trying to be the best receivers in the world. Sometimes through failure there is growth. And I feel like me and him have grown through this in terms of bringing that dog out even more and just ready to win and tear it up.”
This is definitely one training camp “battle” to keep an eye on going forward, that's for sure.