Bryan Stork Fights With Woodrow Hamilton At Patriots Practice; Both Players Kicked Off Field
BOSTON (CBS) -- It's only Day 2 of minicamps, but jobs are on the line and tensions are running high.
Those tensions bubbled up near the end of Wednesday's practice session, when third-year center Bryan Stork and rookie defensive lineman Woodrow Hamilton engaged in an old-fashioned donnybrook.
Bryan Stork and Woodrow Hamilton were booted late from practice due to a fight.
— Jeff Howe (@jeffphowe) June 8, 2016
Brief scrum as tempers rose, with center Bryan Stork and undrafted rookie DL Woodrow Hamilton getting ejected from practice.
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) June 8, 2016
Bryan Stork and rookie DL Woodrow Hamilton got into a quick altercation at the end of the session and were sent to the hill to run.
— Phil Perry (@PhilAPerry) June 8, 2016
Notable day @ #Patriots mini-camp. Bryan Stork sent from field after throwing significant punches in fight with DL Hamilton, also sent off.
— Andy Hart (@JumboHart) June 8, 2016
Late practice scuffle between Woodrow Hamilton & Bryan Stork. Both tossed. Livens up the session. Stork appeared to land some blows
— Mike Giardi (@MikeGiardi) June 8, 2016
Stork, after playing center as a rookie for the team on its Super Bowl run in 2014, missed the first half of last season due to concussions and a neck injury. But he resumed his role as starting center, taking the place of then-rookie David Andrews. He's expected to have the upper hand in the job competition this summer. Coincidentally, Stork's name appeared on Pro Football Focus' list of Patriots starters who "should be upgraded" this week, which perhaps caught his attention.
Hamilton, meanwhile, is an undrafted rookie out of Mississippi. The 6-foot-3, 319-pound interior defensive lineman is just trying to make the team.