Smizzy Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 Titans' Young throws punch, unhurt in fracas NFL.com wire reports NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 1, 2007) -- The Tennessee Titans are hoping Vince Young learned a very important lesson in training camp. Never -- ever -- throw a punch again with his throwing hand. Luckily for the 2006 offensive rookie of the year and the Titans, the punch thrown at safety Donnie Nickey glanced off his helmeted head. "The guys stick up for the quarterback, and he sticks up for his teammates," coach Jeff Fisher said. "Enough said." Young has never hid his competitive spirit, whether back in college at Texas or since being drafted last year by the Titans. During training camp last year, he leveled defensive tackle Randy Starks after having a pass intercepted. Nickey, who primarily plays special teams and played at Ohio State, had knocked down receiver Joel Filani earlier when the rookie ran the wrong route when the defense was defending against the post. Trainers helped Filani to the side, then Nickey broke up the pass by taking receiver Courtney Roby to the ground on the very next play by putting his right arm around Roby's neck in a chokehold move. Young, who had thrown the pass, erupted. He yelled at Nickey and asked him what he was doing, telling him to quit that stuff. Young ran over as Roby stayed on the ground. Nickey put his right hand on Young's chest before the quarterback shoved back and took a swing at the safety. Tight end Bo Scaife came in and helped push Nickey away from the fray, and 13-year veteran center Kevin Mawae got in front of Young, pushing him clear. Young took several minutes to cool off and continued yelling back. Fisher pulled his team together at midfield and reminded them to cool it. After practice ended, Nickey met with Roby and shared a half hug, and Young hugged Nickey. Fisher then made the three stand behind him as he talked with reporters. "My preference is not to see my quarterback throwing punches with his throwing hand. Secondly, we need to avoid the stuff on the field, and hey, it happens. Everything is OK. Right?" Fisher asked of the trio. They all said yes. Young said the incident was over, families fight and they all got it off their chest. Asked about throwing a punch with his throwing hand. "That's bad. That's bad. That's real bad," Young said. Nickey, a three-year veteran, said he understands that would have been a great play on Sunday in a game but that he shouldn't have done that to his own teammate. He apologized to Roby and realized it wasn't a clean hit. "Someone comes at me, I'm not going to back down. I don't care if it's Vince, President Bush. That's just instincts that come out. But I respect him for it. I didn't want that to happen. I think it's over. We put it to bed," Nickey said. However, he did have some advice for Young in the future if he does decide to start swinging again. "At least not with your right hand, man. Jab with the left and wait for the cavalry," Nickey said. NOTES: Running back LenDale White took part in non-contact drills ut not team drills. Coach Jeff Fisher said he had a sore shoulder and White wanted to practice. But Fisher said it was the coaches' decision to hold him out. Veteran right guard Benji Olson missed practice because he was meeting with a specialist about his lower back. He has missed a couple days. Defensive end Travis LaBoy and defensive tackle Jesse Mahelona sat out with tight hamstrings. Offensive lineman Leroy Harris missed with a mild knee strain, and defensive tackle Rien Long was given the practice off after lightning forced the team to the indoor practice field before coming back outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowJet35 Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 Nickey is a jackass, he gets in fights with everyone, and he's a benchwarmer anywayz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Troll Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 What a great leader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 Now, I don't like Vince Young much as a Quarterback but I think what he did was the right thing to do. Some scrub on Defense knocks down one of your starting Wide Receivers in Training Camp with a fierce hit, not a light tap, you have to do something about it and I applaud Vince for doing what he did. He is the leader of that offense and he showed it yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowJet35 Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 Donnie got into a fight with Lendale White last year, he's just a scrub taking his frustration out on players the team actually cares about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Troll Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 Now, I don't like Vince Young much as a Quarterback but I think what he did was the right thing to do. Some scrub on Defense knocks down one of your starting Wide Receivers in Training Camp with a fierce hit, not a light tap, you have to do something about it and I applaud Vince for doing what he did. He is the leader of that offense and he showed it yesterday. Courtney Roby is not a starting WR. He is a scrub, just like Donnie Nickey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowJet35 Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 Courtney Roby is not a starting WR. He is a scrub, just like Donnie Nickey. Roby is going to start, either that, or alot of playing time, with Givens, Williams and Brandon Jones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 Courtney Roby is not a starting WR. He is a scrub, just like Donnie Nickey. On the Tennessee Titans, he will start opposite Brandon Jones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMaynard Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 Good thing football players wear helmets. They could really hurt each other in a fight. Now baseball players ... fight like school girls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Troll Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 On the Tennessee Titans, he will start opposite Brandon Jones. I'm pretty sure he is not ahead of Givens or Moulds on the depth chart. With the 3 WRs they drafted, Roby is probably fighting for a roster spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 I'm pretty sure he is not ahead of Givens or Moulds on the depth chart. With the 3 WRs they drafted, Roby is probably fighting for a roster spot. David Givens isn't healthy and will not start. Was not aware they signed Eric Moulds. So the starters will be Moulds and Jones and Roby will most likely be the 3 or 4. Either way, you don't do that to any player and Young did the right thing. But your hatred aside, like I did, and realize it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Troll Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 David Givens isn't healthy and will not start. Was not aware they signed Eric Moulds. So the starters will be Moulds and Jones and Roby will most likely be the 3 or 4. Either way, you don't do that to any player and Young did the right thing. But your hatred aside, like I did, and realize it. Dude, Courtney Roby is even less important to the Titans than Nickey is. At least Nickey is a solid special teamer. Roby caught two passes in TWELVE games last year. The guy blows, and is in a battle to even make the team. They wouldn't have drafted 3 WRs and signed the ancient Eric Moulds if Roby was even an average player. Didn't they sign Justin Gage as well? There are 4 receivers competing for one roster spot. Roby is one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 The Madden curse is kicking in already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECURB Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 Here is a video... http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/category.asp?C=85076&nav=menu374_5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonCorleone Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 Young, Just another thug in a thug infested sport. How long before he's charged with something stupid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alk Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 I have no problem at all with what he did. What that defender did was just downright stupid. Did he forget that it was one of his own teammates before he dropped the guy on his head? It's a good thing to see your team leader standing up for his teammates on offense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alk Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 Young, Just another thug in a thug infested sport. How long before he's charged with something stupid? He's a thug because he stood up for one of his offensive teammates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECURB Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 He's a thug because he stood up for one of his offensive teammates? LOL If Chad did this... would people call him a thug? He did nothing wrong here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonCorleone Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 LOL If Chad did this... would people call him a thug? He did nothing wrong here... Apples and oranges. Chad plays for the Jets. And no, he would not be a thug....because he plays for the Jets... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alk Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 LOL If Chad did this... would people call him a thug? He did nothing wrong here... If Chad did that his arm would have fallen off right on the spot and the defender would have picked it up off of the ground and beaten him with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECURB Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 If Chad did that his arm would have fallen off right on the spot and the defender would have picked it up off of the ground and beaten him with it. Whatever you say AlkTX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green_blood Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 Its just retarded to go punching with your throwing arm at a guy wearing a helmet. Wait, Vince Young is retarded? Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot that he was a tad bit special. Come on, just tell the scrub to watch what the hell he is doing and if he keeps on playing practice hero, get someone else to knock his ass down on another play, this shows that Young can get flustered as a QB and can be an on field problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smizzy Posted August 2, 2007 Author Share Posted August 2, 2007 I think it was the right thing to do. The sticking up for his WR part ...but throwing a punch at a helmet is a something you do if you scored 6 on the Wonderlic test,lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterNorth09 Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 This isn't the first fight to break out in the Titans' camp. Kyle Vandenbosch and Lendale White got into it after Vandenbosh hit White excessivley hard on first team no-touch run throughs. Now Don Nickey gets cowboyitis and hits Courtney Roby excessively. Jeff Fisher needs to get this team to calm down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 i hope Young turns into something good in the NFL, he plays with alot of fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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