Another day of joint practice, another fight between the New York Giants and Detroit Lions, as two players threw punches before a scrum ensued with the rest of the two teams.
It happened after a pass play in which Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold and Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers squared off, with Arnold blanketing Nabers and getting the better of him on the rep.
However, as Nabers was jogging back to the line, he was met by safety Kerby Joseph, who he proceeded to shove or smack in the face mask before continuing down the field.
And, as you'd expect, Joseph didn't take kindly to that and the two exchanged several blows. Check out the video below, which comes courtesy of Charlotte Carroll of The Athletic.
Fireworks and fights are back! #giants Rookie Malik Nabers and #lions Kerby Joseph throwing punches pic.twitter.com/QHqUt7s2Yx
— Charlotte Carroll (@charlottecrrll) August 6, 2024
But things didn't end there, as the New York Daily News' Pat Leonard revealed more fights broke out later on, including one between Giants edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux and Lions cornerback Khalil Dorsey, with both throwing punches.
Things got so bad that the two teams had to cut the last period of practice short.
Embarrassing lack of discipline from both teams at the end of today, after both coaches said they wanted to see less of it. Basically had to cut the last period of practice short because of guys on both sides throwing punches, #Lions running over to #Giants sideline. Khalil…
— Pat Leonard (@PLeonardNYDN) August 6, 2024
Kayvon Thibodeaux throwing hands pic.twitter.com/EUtJdU1Y6h
— The Giant Take Podcast (@TheGiantTakePod) August 6, 2024
Up until the first fight, things appeared to be going in a much calmer direction than they did on Monday, when as many as eight fights broke out during the first joint session between the two teams in what was a truly wild day of practice.
Head coach Dan Campbell addressed the situation on Tuesday morning, saying the constant fighting between the two teams was "too much."
“When you have to stop practice that many times to reset the drill, it’s a waste of everybody’s time,” Campbell said, per The Athletic's Colton Pouncy.
As mentioned, the two teams wrapped things up and will now look ahead to their preseason Week 1 contest on Thursday.
