Inside Training Camp: Highlights, buzz from Wednesday, Aug. 6

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Vrabel bloodied in Commanders-Pats scrum

Blood was drawn during Wednesday’s Commanders-Patriots joint practice, but not from any current player.

A mid-scrimmage scuffle ensued after a reported altercation between Washington and New England players. Per local reporters, when the dust cleared, Patriots coach Mike Vrabel emerged — from the bottom of a pile — with a bloody cheek after intervening in the dustup.

After the practice, Pats receiver Demario Douglas told reporters that he asked Vrabel what happened in the scrum.

The coach reportedly replied, “You should’ve seen the other guy.”

Said tight end Hunter Henry of Vrabel, “He’s right there with us, man.”

Vrabel, a former linebacker of 14 seasons, is no stranger to August dustups, but the first-year Patriots coach, just eight days from his 50th birthday, isn’t the brawler he once was.

In fact, before Wednesday’s proceedings, Vrabel was preaching level-headedness to his team.

“We want to practice the same way we’ve practiced against our team,” Vrabel said, “and that’s by playing physical and aggressive and not doing stuff that hurts the team and certainly don’t expect any of that and if it does, we’ll have to handle it accordingly.

“You have to be able to play competitively and physically without letting your emotions get the best of you.”

Looks like it’s back to the drawing board on that one in Foxborough.

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