NFL Teams Face Disruption After Joint Training Camp Practice
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While NFL joint practices often operate as controlled chaos, sometimes controlled chaos can get out of control, quickly. The Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints held a joint training camp practice on Tuesday that featured at least six separate physical altercations between the two teams.
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Yahoo SportsThe New Orleans Saints and Dallas Cowboys didn't have any trouble bringing physicality and intensity to Tuesday's joint practice. Tempers flared throughout the session, with several fights and scuffles interrupting the action as both teams battled through a physical day. Saints head coach Kellen Moore acknowledged afterward that the confrontations weren't exactly what he wanted to see, even if New Orleans still accomplished most of its goals for the practice.
ESPNMultiple brawls mar Saints-Cowboys joint practice The Cowboys and Saints had so many fights during their joint session Tuesday that the coaches of each team discussed whether they needed to cancel the practice.
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Incidents included a punch thrown at Dallas running back Javonte Williams, edge rusher Donovan Ezeiruaku throwing punches during a confrontation, and New Orleans player Brock Rechsteiner executing a suplex on a Cowboys defender.
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Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer expressed disappointment with the practice disruptions following the session.
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Neither team has announced disciplinary action ahead of their Aug. 28 preseason game. The Saints take on the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday, while the Cowboys face the Arizona Cardinals later that day.
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01 Yahoo Sports The overall most noteworthy thing that happened in the practice was an obscene number of skirmishes and fights, which put into jeopardy if the scrimmage would even make it until the end. It ultimately did, but by the time it got there, six or seven different fighting incidents made it hard to read through these bold red lines and find the real football things to talk about.
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02 Bleacher Report Here's a friendly piece of advice. If you find yourself in a scuffle during an NFL training camp joint practice, don't go after the son of a WWE Hall of Famer.
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03 Fox Sports Elsewhere, Las Vegas Raiders rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza took another step forward in his progression, and the New York Giants made a notable addition.
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