Overview
- A full‑team brawl broke out at the end of practice when Robert Spears‑Jennings delivered a hard hit on receiver Max Hurleman, with tight end Jaheim Bell and safety DeShon Elliott notably exchanging punches.
- Coaches and veteran players stepped in to separate participants, and head coach Mike McCarthy ran one more play before ending the session for the day; the team has not announced any formal discipline.
- Reports trace rising tension through the session to newly signed linebacker Elandon Roberts repeatedly making overly physical hits and appearing to ignore the camp’s informal no‑tackling norms.
- Several expected regulars did not take part in the practice, which limited available personnel and deepened the impact of the disruption; among those out were DK Metcalf and Michael Pittman Jr.
- Lew Nichols continued to press his case for the RB3 role during the same practice, and the incident could change how the Steelers manage contact, discipline and evaluation time during the rest of camp.