Fight Breaks Out at Patriots-Titans Joint Practice With Stephon Gilmore Among Those Involved

Tennessee Titans rookie wide receiver AJ Brown isn't backing down from anyone, as he went right after one of the best cornerbacks in all of football in Titans-Patriots joint practices.

Brown and Pro Bowl New England corner Stephon Gilmore got into a heated altercation at practice that later brought multiple players into the melee, but the fight was quickly broken up by Titans head coach Mike Vrabel and general manager Jon Robinson.

Fight breaks out between Stephon Gilmore, A.J. Brown at Patirots-Titans joint practices https://t.co/ge9Jblvgze
— Touchdown Wire (@TheNFLWire) August 15, 2019

Devin McCourty was one of the Patriots pulled into the fight, along with defensive back Terrence Brooks and wide receiver Tajae Sharpe. Eventually, thanks to a bunch of obscenities coming from Vrabel, tensions quickly simmered down.

FIGHT! A.J. Brown and Stephon Gilmore went at it after the whistle during 11-on-11s. Devin McCourty, Terrence Brooks and Tajae Sharpe then jumped in, followed by the rest of the team. Mike Vrabel finally sprinted over and yelled some NSFW things to break it up.
— Zack Cox (@ZackCoxNESN) August 15, 2019

Iron sharpens iron, so Vrabel having his young Titans team go up against the reigning champs and his mentor in Belichick is a tremendous idea. However, because Brown is not the type of guy to back down from a challenge from anyone, skirmishes like these are to be expected.

Expect plenty more fireworks when these teams face off in the preseason.