Fights escalate quickly at Packers practice
By of the Journal Sentinel 08-07-13
One player who lost his helmet in the madness was Barrington, who hasn't been bashful all camp. Since drawing the ire of McCarthy Day 1 in pads for his wincing hit of Jeremy Ross, Barrington has been making noise in this inside-running drill.
The drill, he said, is "real football." A few linemen on each side smack into each other with a running back carrying the ball.
"If you're a linebacker, a fullback, a lineman, if you don't love that drill, something's got to be wrong with you," Barrington said. "That just shows how much this team wants to compete and get better and sometimes it gets heated. But I guarantee it's nothing personal. It's all about love and it's just football.
"You have to go in there and get your fit. This is the NFL. So if you half-step, you might get put on your butt. You have to go in there and give it all you've got. But at the same time, you have to be smart and not do anything foolish to hurt your team."
As for his collision with Lang, Barrington said it was "just a little emotion."
As for himself, his own style of play, the seventh-round pick from South Florida said he plays the game one way.
"This game was created for -- not just for guys to go out and showcase their athletic ability -- it's for the gladiators," Barrington said. "Anybody who knows anything about the Greek mythology, gladiators don't go out there to be nice to anybody. So that's kind of how I see myself. You go to war every day. You have to take it like you're out there to take a guy's head off. You have to have that mentality. Because if you don't, the next guy will. You'll be defeated."
Quotes make him real easy to root for in the preseason games. Kid has a great passion for football. Some people were born to be LBs, he seems like one of them. Zombo's old number, yes?
