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A couple of Edmonton Eskimos players took the long walk of shame to the dressing room Wednesday after getting kicked out of practice for fighting.

Helmets came off and fists flew, with linebacker Chris Mulumba-Tshimanga getting some good licks in on offensive lineman Jacob Ruby, despite giving up a full half a foot and 70 pounds to the six-foot-seven, 315-pound behemoth.

It was the second scuffle Ruby’s been involved in over the past three weeks, after having gotten in a wrestling match with defensive end Arnaud Gascon-Nadon in practice ahead of the Labour Day rematch.

While aggressiveness goes with the territory on the gridiron, such undisciplined extracurriculars are frowned upon by an Eskimos team that’s led the league all season in penalty yards surrendered, which currently sits at 96 yards per game.

On Saturday, they will host the fifth-place Winnipeg Blue Bombers (5 p.m., TSN, ESPN+, 630 CHED), who are tops in the West Division with just 58.3 yards per game given up on penalties.

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