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Colts boot 2 undrafted rookies from practice after scuffle

FILE - In this July 31, 2017, file photo, Indianapolis Colts free safety Darius Butler (20) runs over a blocking dummy during practice at the NFL team's football training camp in Indianapolis. New Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard started his overhaul on defense. Now, a litttle more than a month away from the regular season, the Colts are looking at a younger, bigger, feistier unit that could include six or more new starters. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
FILE - In this July 31, 2017, file photo, Indianapolis Colts free safety Darius Butler (20) runs over a blocking dummy during practice at the NFL team's football training camp in Indianapolis. New Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard started his overhaul on defense. Now, a litttle more than a month away from the regular season, the Colts are looking at a younger, bigger, feistier unit that could include six or more new starters. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File) FILE - In this July 31, 2017, file photo, Indianapolis Colts free safety Darius Butler (20) runs over a blocking dummy during practice at the NFL team's football training camp in Indianapolis. New Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard started his overhaul on defense. Now, a litttle more than a month away from the regular season, the Colts are looking at a younger, bigger, feistier unit that could include six or more new starters. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

By Associated Press 1 min read

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Two Indianapolis Colts players were kicked out of practice after getting involved in a scuffle.

Coach Chuck Pagano sent receiver Bug Howard and defensive back Dante’ Blackmon to the locker room about 20 minutes before practice was scheduled to end on Friday. Both players are undrafted rookies.

It wasn’t clear what caused the problem. Howard grabbed Blackmon’s face mask and the two went to the ground before teammates gathered around them. Pagano said he booted them out because they would have been ejected if the same thing happened during a game.

It’s the third shoving match the Colts have had this week. All three involved receivers and defensive backs.

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