{"id":3242,"date":"2024-08-08T03:16:46","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T03:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=3242"},"modified":"2024-08-08T03:16:46","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T03:16:46","slug":"seattle-seahawks-star-wr-dk-metcalf-ripped-off-a-teammates-helmet-and-then-swung-it-at-his-head-during-todays-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=3242","title":{"rendered":"Seattle Seahawks star WR DK Metcalf ripped off a teammate&#8217;s helmet and then swung it at his head during today&#8217;s practice."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Seattle\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/seattle-seahawks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Seahawks<\/a>&#8216; DK Metcalf is one of the most imposing and explosive wide receivers in the NFL today. At 6-foot-4 and 235 lbs., he is large enough to play tight end, yet he also possesses insane athleticism that allows him to overpower defenders for massive catches.<\/p>\n<p>He can also be quite volatile, as shown in 2021 when he grabbed the masks of two Green Bay Packers defensive backs during a shutout loss or two years later when he taunted the Los Angeles Rams at their sideline and attacked cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon, both times getting ejected.<\/p>\n<p>That notion reemerged on Wednesday&#8217;s practice session when he attacked his teammate and cornerback\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/tre-brown-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Tre Brown<\/a>. Brown attacked fellow wideout Jake Bobo during a play, which caused a fight.<\/p>\n<p>As\u00a0<em>Good Morning Football<\/em>\u00a0was airing in the foreground, Metcalf grabbed Brown&#8217;s helmet and swung it at him, only to instead hit safety K&#8217;Von Wallace, who was playing peacemaker:<\/p>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"embed\">\n<div class=\"sk-embed-wrapper\" data-embed-type=\"tweet\">\n<div class=\"sk-embed-container\">\n<div class=\"sk-embed-content\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">DK Metcalf got into a fight at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Seahawks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Seahawks<\/a> training camp, ripping off and then swinging a helmet at another Seahawks player \ud83d\ude2c<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MdqBbTkOgx\">pic.twitter.com\/MdqBbTkOgx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 JPAFootball (@jasrifootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jasrifootball\/status\/1821306812785737867?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Riq Wollen discussed facing DK Metcalf in practice after a scuffle<\/h2>\n<p>Apparently, however, this is not\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/dk-metcalf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">DK Metcalf<\/a>&#8216;s first time getting overly physical during practice. During an earlier practice, he and another cornerback, fellow Pro Bowler Riq Woolen, had a scuffle, the first within the Seahawks. But since then, the two have been mostly neutral to each other.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about it, Woolen said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Honestly, it makes it easier when it comes to gameday. We got DK, (sophomore Jaxon Smith-Njigba), (veteran Tyler Lockett), you get a real good combination of different things from all of them. So I like going against all three because when you go up against certain receivers, they&#8217;re not going to be exactly like DK but may have certain things from (him).&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"infinite-content-ad-10\" class=\"ad-container\">\n<div id=\"gpt_unit_\/11446729\/Desktop_300250_3_4\" data-google-query-id=\"CPbs-My25IcDFaiqOgUdZOc3ng\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Making each other better.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_Tariqwoolen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@_Tariqwoolen<\/a> on facing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dkm14?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@dkm14<\/a> in practice. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/poPewqVT4B\">pic.twitter.com\/poPewqVT4B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Seahawks\/status\/1819525457110528381?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Another fan of the matchup is new head coach Mike Macdonald, who said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI see iron sharpening iron out there when [Woolen] is going against the wideouts, especially DK [Metcalf]. Just someone that\u2019s on a mission. He\u2019s responding to the coaching, and he\u2019s bought in, and I think the players are excited about him. I don\u2019t want to oversell it right now, but I think you can sense our excitement about [him].\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Seahawks begin their preseason at the Los Angeles Chargers on Aug. 10 and will kick off the regular season against the Denver Broncos on Sep. 8.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Seattle\u00a0Seahawks&#8216; DK Metcalf is one of the most imposing and explosive wide receivers in the NFL today. 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