Tennessee Titans quarterback Cam Ward and defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons got into a small scuffle during Monday's training camp practice, but Ward noted Wednesday to reporters that the incident "was what we needed.

Titans quarterback Cam Ward, reflecting on his practice scuffle with Jeffery Simmons, said Wednesday he's happy the star defensive lineman is his teammate.

Training camp fights are not particularly rare, but it is not every year the No. 1 overall pick gets involved in a scuffle with his teammates. Yet that was the case Monday when Titans quarterback Cameron Ward picked a skirmish with defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons.