
It took a few weeks, but the New Orleans Saints finally experienced their first fight at training camp. And it didn’t happen outside under the Louisiana sun.
Starting center Erk McCoy and veteran defensive tackle Nathan Shepherd got locked up at practice in the Caesars Superdome on Friday, with McCoy losing his helmet in the scrum; that prompted second-year left tackle Trevor Penning to leap in, which escalated things further once defensive end Carl Granderson got involved.