Jimmie Ward hit on Stefon Diggs ignites brief fight at Texans practice

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Nothing really matters until the pads go on. Finally, these last couple of days at practice the Houston Texans have been able to play something resembling real football. Naturally, some of the players are amped up and getting their competitive juices really flowing for the first time this year. Some scuffles are inevitable, and as long as they don't explode into full-blown brawls there's really nothing that bad about it. The Houston Texans have just had their first such dust-up at training camp.

The brief scuffle broke out between wide receiver Stefon Diggs and safety Jimmie Ward after a hard hit, then tight end Dalton Schultz and cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. also got into it. Here are a few accounts of the fight from people who were there.

Here is the clearest video we could find of the scuffle.

The Texans have joint practices with the Rams next month ahead of their preseason matchup. If there's going to be a real brawl for Houston it'll likely come then.

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Tim Weaver has been covering the NFL since the 2013 season for a number of different outlets, including Fansided and USA Today SMG. His work began with the Seahawks and has included covering the Eagles, Bears, Panthers, Steelers and Falcons. His pit/terrier mix, Pepper, is a one-cut-and-go kind of girl.