The Steelers had some beef between their backup defensive linemen on Sunday.
In the second quarter of the Steelers-Browns game, Steelers backup defensive linemen Carlos Davis and Isaiah Buggs were seen getting into it on the sideline for whatever reason.
What is happening here between Carlos Davis and Isaiah Buggs? Two guys battling for a helmet for most of the year. #Steelers pic.twitter.com/RX8zYGb5vd
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) January 3, 2021
Apparently, the two players have been competing for a spot on the team next season for the last several weeks.
Carlos Davis and Isaiah Buggs. Lots of implications for each of them. Buggs has been with the team for a few seasons, Davis a rookie out of Nebraska. Both late round picks trying to earn a spot in the defensive rotation going forward.
— Jarrett Bailey (@JBaileyNFL) January 3, 2021
Carlos Davis and Isaiah Buggs getting into it on the sideline, highlighted by the broadcast. Davis, a 2020 draft pick, has been getting a hat over Buggs in recent weeks.
— Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) January 3, 2021
Update: Steelers HC Mike Tomlin joked about the scuffle between the two players after the game.
Mike Tomlin says of the dust up between Carlos Davis and Isaiah Buggs: "We've got some gamecocks and they like to fight a little bit sometimes."
Says it's an emotional game and sometimes things like that happen.
— Brooke Pryor (@bepryor) January 3, 2021