Former Valor star Christian McCaffrey helps spark practice fight, fan injured
Aug 17, 2022, 12:03 PM | Updated: 12:19 pm
Christian McCaffrey, the former Valor Christian star running back and son of Broncos legend Ed McCaffrey, was involved in a practice altercation on Wednesday. The ensuing scuffle injured a fan.
McCaffrey’s Panthers are in New England, participating in joint practices with Bill Belichick and the Patriots. McCaffrey was running the football and hit by Patriots defensive lineman Deatrich Wise Jr. — the shot appeared to be borderline late and while McCaffrey was nearly out of bounds.
@ZoandBertrand @scottzolak the play leading to the fight pic.twitter.com/Dv2KnoIWyo
— Mikey Mcdermott (@MikeyInTheTruck) August 17, 2022
ESPN reports McCaffrey then spiked the football at Wise’s feet, leading to a scrum. Unfortunately, it bled over into the stands and that’s when a fan suffered a foot injury. ESPN says the fan refused medical attention from Patriots personnel, but was offered tickets to a game this season.
Wow. Crazy scene at #PatsCamp. Large brawl between #Panthers and #Patriots. Fan appears to have been injured in the brawl. 1/x pic.twitter.com/24oY30z8ov
— Shaun Ganley (@sganley) August 17, 2022
Better view right here pic.twitter.com/z8VD9LDSEb
— Matthew Gilmete (@UnbiasPat) August 17, 2022
Wise reportedly apologized to the fan, with McCaffrey shaking her hand as well. After practice, McCaffrey and Belichick were spotted walking off the field together, and McCaffrey spoke to the media addressing what happened.
Bill Belichick walks off the field with Christian McCaffrey pic.twitter.com/xaaYuRlhVy
— Bill Voth (@PanthersBill) August 17, 2022
Christian McCaffrey talks about the fight he & Ja’Whaun Bentley were in the middle of on Wednesday @newftbj pic.twitter.com/OAIQc2rhER
— Kevin J. Stone (@kstone06) August 17, 2022
The Panthers and Patriots are scheduled to play in a preseason game on Friday night. We’ll see if any more fireworks happen in the actual game.
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