Mike Macdonald liked intensity of fight-filled Seahawks practice - ESPN

RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald liked the intensity his players showed during a fight-filled Wednesday practice, though he said Thursday that they have to keep their poise.

That was the extent of the disapproval he expressed while speaking to local media for the first time since at least five separate scuffles broke out a day earlier, including one in which star receiver DK Metcalf grabbed cornerback Tre Brown's helmet and swung it at him. Earlier in practice, Brown landed a punch on Jake Bobo — right after the receiver's helmet had come off — that left his nose bloodied.

«Like I said, we're right there on the edge,» Macdonald said. «At this point in camp, we're tired of going against one another, so there's an edge to us, which is good to a degree. And then we just have to make sure that we keep our poise in certain situations, because at the end of the day, we want to take care of one another, and we're all wearing the same helmet.»

That comment was part of Macdonald's response to a question about Metcalf speaking to the team after Wednesday's practice. Metcalf remained in practice after his fight with Brown and also took part in Thursday's walk-through, which was conflict-free.

«DK's a leader on this team,» Macdonald said. «We look to him. As he goes, we're going to go for a lot of where we want to go as a football team. As expected, he had a great message, the guys were in.»

Macdonald declined to relay the gist of what Metcalf told his teammates.

«I'll leave that — just trust me, it was a great message,» he said. «It was what we needed to hear, but I'll leave that to the guys.»

After Brown and Metcalf fought, Macdonald cut the music and paused practice, calling the entire team around him. Two