Panthers' Smith brawls with another teammate

For the second time in his career, Panthers WR Steve Smith has gotten into an altercation that left a teammate injured. Smith was kicked out of practice Friday after a fight with CB Ken Lucas that finished with Smith being dragged off the cornerback and Lucas leaving the practice field on a cart with an ice bag on his head.

Smith's intensity is part of what makes the mighty-might receiver one of the best in the game. And for the past several years he appeared to have channeled his aggression into his play on the field. But the latest incident has to be a major red flag for a Panthers team that brought in D.J. Hackett during the offseason and appears poised to make noise in the weak NFC South.

Smith was suspended for a game in 2002 after a fight with WR Anthony Bright that landed Bright in the hospital with a broken nose.