{"id":865461,"date":"2026-08-20T22:10:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T22:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/865461\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T22:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T22:10:11","slug":"cowboys-saints-fined-by-nfl-after-viral-videos-from-fight-filled-joint-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/865461\/","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys, Saints Fined by NFL After Viral Videos from Fight-Filled Joint Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Tuesday&#8217;s brawl-filled practice between the Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints apparently caught the attention of the NFL. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">The league fined both teams $500,000, per NFL Network&#8217;s Ian Rapoport.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">That comes after Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong mui-mlpnpn\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JoeJHoyt\/status\/2090499767294181574\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">told reporters<\/a> on Thursday that the league requested film from the joint practice to determine if any actions warrant discipline. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Per ESPN&#8217;s <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong mui-mlpnpn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/49653675\/multiple-brawls-mar-saints-cowboys-joint-practice-session\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Katherine Terrell<\/a>, at least two fights broke out between the Saints offense and Cowboys defense during the practice. <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong mui-mlpnpn\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/clarencehilljr\/status\/2089841415560057132\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Clarence Hill Jr.<\/a> of All City DLLS reported that there were at least seven fights overall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">There was also one moment posted online that caught a lot of attention involving Saints tight end Brock Rechsteiner gave Cowboys safety Jalen Thompson something resembling a German suplex. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Terrell noted the incident involving Rechsteiner started after he was punched by Cowboys cornerback Calen Carson. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Schottenheimer <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong mui-mlpnpn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/brian-schottenheimer-brawls-cowboys-saints-joint-practice-fight-club\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> afterward that he and Saints head coach Kellen Moore discussed at one point calling the practice. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">&#8220;We kind of had agreed that if a couple of other things happened, we would cancel it, but they worked through it,&#8221; Schottenheimer said. &#8220;Again, they settled into it, but again, there&#8217;s a discipline element to playing this football game, and unfortunately we didn&#8217;t handle that very well today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Skirmishes between teams are fairly commonplace during joint practices, but even by that standard what happened between the Cowboys and Saints seemed extreme. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium mui-m06sf4\">Even though the Cowboys and Saints held a joint practice this week, they won&#8217;t actually meet in the preseason until Aug. 28. 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