Dallas Cowboys – St. Louis Rams Joint Practice Results in a Huge Brawl [Watch]

The Dallas Cowboys and the St. Louis Rams' second joint practice had to end early after players from both teams got into a series of brawls.

Tensions escalated at around half an hour before the end of practice when the Cowboys defense was scrimmaging with the Rams offense. After running a play, a shoving match started. Players can then be seen running toward the fight, pushing each other and throwing punches.

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The second brawl, which began around mid-field, ended by the fence, right next to the fans. None of the fans got involved. In the third and last brawl, Dallas' top receiver Dez Bryant can be seen getting punched in the face.

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"I hate it. At the end of the day we know why it happens," said Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones. "I can't imagine that we can't continue to have joint practices and get this right just like we do a lot of things. But we're going to have to continue to emphasize that stuff is not what we want. It should not be a part of our game. It's not good for either team. Obviously, there are huge injury risks. We've just got to learn from it. I'd hate to think two teams can't get together."

The Rams linebacker, James Laurinaitis, added, "There's a fine line between defending yourself, so to speak, versus instigating it. "You want to defend your teammates, but you never want it to turn into that. I'm just glad nobody got hurt."

Laurinaitis was on the other side of the field, trying to make a defensive call when he noticed that some of his teammates had stormed toward the first brawl that broke out.

After the fights ended, Cowboy player ran a few more plays with their own team. The Rams were seen huddled with their coach Jeff Fisher before heading to their buses.

"There's no excuse for it. You can't blame it on anybody," Fisher said. "It's unfortunate about the end. Not going to minimize it, because we're not going to focus on it. We're going to correct it. No place for that in our game."

This fight is the second one in less than two weeks between two NFL teams. The Houston Texans and the Washington Redskins had to end their joint practice on Aug. 8 after several fights broke out.