WATCH: 7 times athletes fought their teammates

A.J. McCarron, you're not alone

Quarterback A.J. McCarron is seen being shoved by center Barrett Jones.
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During Monday's BCS championship game, Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron was shoved by center Barrett Jones after the Crimson Tide took a 5-yard delay-of-game penalty late in the team's 42-14 trouncing of Notre Dame. But it's not just college kids who are prone to these embarrassing outbursts. Who can forget Washington Redskins receiver Michael Westbrook's fisticuffs with running back Stephen Davis in 1997, or the repeated reports that San Francisco Giants stars Barry Bonds and Jeff Kent were getting into it behind closed doors. Here, a look back at some of the most hostile moments of teammate-on-teammate brawling caught on film:

1. Houston, we have a problem

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Danny Groner is the manager of blogger partnerships & outreach for Shutterstock. He is also a freelance writer who was once described by a blogger as "a walking Wikipedia."