The Tennessee Titans had one major complaint after their joint practice with the Chicago Bears on Aug. 27.
"If cheap shots are taken on our guys, that's unacceptable for us," offensive lineman Peter Skoronski said after practice at Vanderbilt Health Football Center. "We're going to be there for our guys when they get hit."
The hit Skoronski referred to was made by safety Xavier Woods on Titans receiver Wan'Dale Robinson. On a catch over the middle, Woods made helmet to helmet contact, knocking the ball loose and sending Robinson immediately to the ground.
The hit, which led to Robinson being evaluated for a concussion, would have been dangerous in a regular season game, let alone a practice.
Titans coach Robert Saleh had just one word for it.
"Cheap."
The hit caused an immediate fight between the Titans offense and the Bears defense. Woods, who played 10 games with the Titans last season, was removed from practice following the hit.
"I just watched it again and that's on teach tape 101 in terms of what not to do in a thud practice and a thud period." Skoronski said. "You saw me run down there, you saw (Schlottman) run down there. You can't have that; you can't have guys like (Robinson) going down like that. It's not necessary. I get that we're being competitive and (defensive backs) are physical and stuff like that, but that's totally uncalled for in a practice setting like this."
In a regular season game, the play would have likely resulted in a 15-yard unsportsmanlike penalty and potentially an ejection for Woods.
"We're trying to take those (hits) out," Skoronski added. "Or else we could do things like cut (block) guys or clean out the pocket... if you allow that, then, ok we can do that. Unacceptable and sorry that (Robinson) had to go through that."
Robinson, 25, signed with the Titans this offseason after four seasons with the New York Giants under current Titans offensive coordinator Brian Daboll. Robinson has 185 catches over the last two seasons and posted his first 1,000-yard receiving season in 2025.
Alex Daugherty is the Predators beat writer for The Tennessean. Contact Alex at jdaugherty@gannett.com, follow him on X at@alexdaugherty1 or check out our Predators exclusive Instagram page @tennessean_preds.
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