{"id":258534,"date":"2026-08-19T01:57:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T01:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/19\/brian-schottenheimer-speaks-out-after-cowboys-fight-filled-practice-with-saints\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T01:57:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T01:57:20","slug":"brian-schottenheimer-speaks-out-after-cowboys-fight-filled-practice-with-saints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/19\/brian-schottenheimer-speaks-out-after-cowboys-fight-filled-practice-with-saints\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Schottenheimer speaks out after Cowboys&#8217; fight-filled practice with Saints"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Someone should&#8217;ve shouted &#8220;Get ready to rumble&#8221; before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/teams\/dallas_cowboys\/51\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a> hosted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/teams\/new_orleans_saints\/55\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Orleans Saints\u00a0<\/a>in a joint practice in Oxnard, California, on Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There were reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/articles\/dallas_cowboy_get_into_a_ridiculous_number_of_fights_in_joint_practice_with_the_new_orleans_saints_at_training_camp\/s1_17313_44191696\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">six fights\u00a0<\/a>during the session. And they weren&#8217;t just little scrums you normally see during joint practices. They were full-on brawls.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Things got heated during Cowboys-Saints practice\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>During one skirmish, Saints starting center Erik McCoy tossed a Cowboys player&#8217;s helmet. Later, McCoy lost his helmet during another scuffle, but that didn&#8217;t stop him from trading punches with multiple Cowboys.<\/p>\n<p>Good thing he didn&#8217;t lose his head. Well, actually, he did. Several players did. 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