Fletcher Cox Came To Connor Barwin's Defense During Practice Fight
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- One of the first scuffles of Eagles training camp came on Thursday: Connor Barwin vs. Allen Barbre.
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"I had a stunt up the middle and my back is a little tight," Barwin told the 94WIP Mike & Ike Show after practice. "And so, instead of trying to run around Allen Barbre I just kind of [inaudible] my speed and run right through him, right to the quarterback. I guess he didn't appreciate it that much, so we had some words.
"It was nothing. There was no kind of real fight or anything."
Listen: Connor Barwin on the 94WIP Mike & Ike Show
However, according to reports, Eagles Pro Bowl defensive lineman Fletcher Cox came to the defense of Barwin and leveled an offensive lineman -- presumably Barbre.
Big fight. Connor Barwin was getting in with an O-line man, then Cox came in from no where and absolutely nailed somebody #Eagles
— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) August 4, 2016
"You don't want to fight your teammate, but Connor is basically in our room and I'm like this -- if one of our guys is going then all of us gotta go," Cox told the 94WIP Mike & Ike Show after practice. "Basically, that's not something that you want to see but in training camp that happens."
Listen: Fletcher Cox on the 94WIP Mike & Ike Show