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Why did Adam Shaheen and Khalil Mack fight? Fans say 'Shaheen can barely block cornerbacks'

Reportedly, Khalil Mack and Adam Shaheen 'tangled in practice and had to be separated'

NFL stars Khalil Mack and Adam Shaheen's scuffle made news on social media and otherwise on Thursday, August 12. Reportedly, Mack and Shaheen 'tangled in practice and had to be separated'. As soon as the news broke out, fans swarmed social media with hilarious reactions to the fight.

Chicago Bears traded their former second-round pick, Adam Shaheen to the Miami Dolphins, where he found a decent niche as a primary red-zone target. As both teams worked in pass rush drills during the second day of joint practices at Halas Hall, Shaheen 'ran into Khalil Mack'. Some fights erupted during the day one of which was between Shaheen and Mack. Apparently, the former teammates 'had a lot to talk about'.

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According to The Bigs, who attended the practice session, the problem began from the first snap. The Bigs tweeted, "Individual pass rush drills between the @ChicagoBears OLBs and the @MiamiDolphins TEs got heated after @FiftyDeuce cleanly beat former Bear @adamshaheen3. Shaheen appeared to take exception to being badly beaten, so Mack body-slammed him and pinned him to the ground." Speaking of the altercation, Shaheen said, "It was a back-and-forth. It’s going to happen. We still got a lot of work to do. I’m learning and grinding down on this, It was a good competitive day. That’s why you do the joint practices. They got us. We got them." He added, "Building those relationships and trust is something you can do when you’re traded and playing next to a guy for the first time."

'Doesn't Shaheen remember who Khalil Mack is'

Fans swarmed Twitter with funny reactions over the fight asking Adam Shaheen if 'he has forgotten who Khalil Mack is' One user wrote, "Is ADAM SHAHEEN really trying to square up against KHALIL MACK?" Another commented, "Doesn't Shaheen remember who Khalil Mack is? #beardown" One tweet read, "Adam Shaheen tried to get on the IR already by picking a fight with khalil mack" Another user tweeted, "Mack beating Shaheen’s ass again?" One fan said, "You mean shaheen needed to be separated before mack buried him"

One joked: "Adam shaheen can barely block cornerbacks, and he takes exception to losing to … khalil mack? another perfect example of his intelligence, tbh."