Peyton Manning does not like Broncos fighting in practice
By Hayden Kane
This is the time of year that you will come across any number of hot takes about football players fighting in practice. Some find that it shows toughness. Others believe that it shows that a team lacks chemistry. Some say that the dust-ups have significance, others say that they are no big deal.
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Whatever the case may be, the Denver Broncos got in the mix with their own in-practice fighting on Tuesday. Reportedly there was a fairly heated scuffle between the offense and the defense.
The team’s most important player, quarterback Peyton Manning, was none too pleased with the proceedings. As passed along by Jeff Legwold of ESPN.com:
"“I don’t like [fights], to tell you the truth,” quarterback Peyton Manning said. “You don’t do it in a game. If you do it in a game, it usually costs you something important, it costs you a drive, costs you field position. … I’m into treating practice like a game. I’m not a fan of it.”"
As you would expect from the captain of being prepared, Manning does not care for the fights because they could potentially stand in the way of doing everything possible to be ready for the season. Nothing about chemistry or toughness or character. Manning just wants good practices.
The Broncos left an unfortunate last impression at the end of last season when they got pushed around by the Seattle Seahawks en route to a blowout loss in the Super Bowl. That will certainly be at the front of their minds as they approach the season, but if Manning has his way, getting heated in practice will not be part of the plan to fix those issues.