Panther Smith Clocks Teammate

News reaches us of a scrap involving Carolina's mercurial Wide Receiver Steve Smith, and teammate Ken Lucas during a Friday practice session.

According to AP, Lucas left the field with an ice pack over his eye, after Smith had to be pulled off the Cornerback by second year Linebacker Jon Beason. Smith was ejected from practice by coach John Fox, and was later seen speaking to Lucas at the behest of fellow WR Muhsin Muhammed.

The team has yet to release a statement on the issue, though Smith has already served a 1 match suspension in 2002 for attacking another teammate during a film session. We think that any action the team takes now may be slightly different, however, as Smith essentially holds the key to whether Carolina can make the playoffs in 2008.