BALTIMORE -- Baltimore Ravens tight end Dennis Pitta didn't just sprain a finger on his right hand in a scuffle during Monday night's practice.
Pitta later took a verbal jab in the locker room, compliments of quarterback and supposed good friend Joe Flacco.
"He got his little baby injury that he always gets in camp and gets himself out of a week in camp," Flacco said with a big grin while looking at Pitta in the locker room. "That's better than breaking his hip, though."
Pitta's twice-fractured right hip can be a sore subject with him. But, apparently, Pitta is Flacco's favorite target on and off the field.
"I heard Joe say, 'It's a good thing he didn't break his hip again,' which isn't that funny, Joe," Pitta said while cracking a smile.
Pitta injured the finger -- his index and middle fingers were taped together -- during a fight with rookie linebacker Kamalei Correa. He described the injury as "nothing serious."
Flacco did stand up for Pitta and the offense a few plays later when he ran up to Correa after the linebacker delivered a hit on wide receiver Mike Wallace.
When asked about Flacco's assertion that this is a ploy to get time off, Pitta said after a long pause, "I have nothing to say about it. I will get some rest over the next couple of days."
"I won't miss much time," Pitta said. "But obviously we'll have to be cautious this time of the year and just make sure it fully heals so I can get back out there."
Ravens coach John Harbaugh said, "It's going to be a little while for him."
The Ravens' practice Monday night was the most intense of training camp. There were a half-dozen scuffles during the 2 1/2-hour session, and it surprisingly included the usually mild-mannered Pitta.
According to Pitta, he hadn't been in a fight since his college days more than seven years ago. He wouldn't specifically say what led to his altercation with Correa but indicated it started when there was "after-the-whistle stuff that wasn't necessary."
But Pitta said the issue has been resolved.
"Me and KC already talked about it," Pitta said. "So, we're good."
Harbaugh thought it was a positive sign from Pitta.
"I like the fact that Pitta is out here making plays, and he's blocking people and he's getting after it," Harbaugh said.
Pitta doesn't remember how he injured it in the melee. After Pitta confronted Correa, players from the offense and defense converged.
"I didn't feel it in the moment," Pitta said. "It just felt like I jammed it. Then, we just took a look at it and it was just a little bit more than a jam."