Let the nutcracking begin!
Just as advertised, Mike Singletary inaugurated Training Camp 2010 with a rousing nutcracker drill. The linemen, linebackers, fullbacks and tight ends were divided into three adjacent stations, with battles rotating quickly among the three.
It was a violent and fast-moving spectacle, and Singletary had to stop the action a couple times early to warn players not to hit after the three-second whistle. The second time he threatened to make the whole team run if the whistle wasn’t obeyed. He also commanded his assistants to blow the whistle if the grapplers turned sideways.