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Ravens-Colts Joint Practice Marred by Ejections After Sideline Fight

Coaches from both teams framed the special-teams altercation as a teaching moment ahead of Thursday’s preseason opener.

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Overview

  • A punt-coverage drill in Owings Mills escalated when Ravens’ Keyon Martin and Colts’ Tyler Goodson tangled, prompting cornerback Nate Wiggins to sprint in and land punches.
  • Both Wiggins and Goodson were ejected after the scuffle cleared the sidelines, and practice resumed under live‐game conditions.
  • John Harbaugh and Shane Steichen acknowledged that chippy special-teams drills offer vital game-prep reps but stressed the fight should reinforce proper in-game conduct.
  • Baltimore capped joint work with Indianapolis to a single session this week as part of an NFL-wide risk-management strategy to curb cheap shots.
  • Neither team plans to play its marquee starters in the opener, preserving veteran health while giving depth players and rookies key reps.