The pads were on for the final open practice of training camp at State Farm Stadium on Wednesday. The Cardinals have a game here Saturday against the Saints, and maybe it's a good thing another team is coming.

The Cardinals weren't even out of the early part of practice when offensive lineman Keith Ismael and rookie defensive lineman Myles Murphy locked up in one-on-one drills and stayed locked, scuffling briefly with teammates coming in until coach Jonathan Gannon heatedly arrived and loudly banished both to the locker room for the remainder of practice.

Gannon doesn't tolerate fighting anyway, but the Cardinals are about to practice against the Colts next week and the league is watching -- the multiple fights between the Lions and Giants earlier this week earned $200,000 in fines for those teams.

Mostly, though, there is no upside -- guys can get hurt, and if it happens in a game, penalties can kill.

-- Kyler Murray didn't seem to be on the same page with some of his receivers on Wednesday, although that happens. Interestingly, on the final sequence of practice, 11-on-11 work, the Cards used their first-unit skills guys but a reserve offensive line of (left tackle to right tackle) Elijah Wilkinson, Isaiah Adams, Trystan Colon, Marquis Hayes and Christian Jones.

-- Speaking of Hayes (and we all know Paul Calvisi likes to), he had a sequence in one-on-one where he totally locked up Darius Robinson and then Dante Stills. Both those guys have played well. Hayes is a name frequently unsaid, but perhaps he makes a push.

-- Murray threw a near-interception in 7-on-7 to linebacker Kyzir White, although in the first "drive" of 11-on-11 he was on point and found Marvin Harrison Jr. deep down the middle for a score. (Harrison was much too open, which I am sure will come up later in defensive meetings.)

-- Haven't said a lot about Trey McBride, but rest assured, he looks very, very good.

-- Cornerbacks Garrett Williams and Max Melton remained out of practice (likely the reason the team signed Delonte Hood this week), as did defensive lineman Justin Jones. Running back Emari Demercado also left practice with an athletic trainer.

-- With Williams and Melton down, Kei'Trel Clark was getting some first-unit nickel reps for the first time in a while.

-- Starling Thomas V isn't going away in his bid for quality playing time. He made a heck of a play to break up a potential (probable?) long TD pass from Murray to Michael Wilson (pictured below.)

-- Rookie Xavier Thomas was getting some situational first-unit edge reps. He could be a wild card in the edge situation.

-- The Cardinals will have two more open practices next week, but unless you are headed out to Indianapolis -- where the Cards and Colts will meet up -- Wednesday was it. The Colts' work will feature two night practices on Wednesday and Thursday heading into a Saturday night preseason game.

-- Field Yates reported that the Cardinals worked out veteran edge rusher Carl Lawson on Wednesday. If the Cardinals make any roster additions, they would have to make a corresponding cut since they are at the limit right now.