NFL punishes Cowboys, Saints over heated brawl at joint practice

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Key points

• Jerry Jones remarked the Cowboys will appeal the fine, according to the Dallas Morning News.
• The league fined each organization $500, 000 over the whole situation.
• Among the players who appeared to be involved in the melee was suspended Saints wide receiver Brock Rechsteiner.
• The NFL is handing down fines for the fight-filled joint practice that took place earlier this week between the Cowboys and Saints.
• The Competition Committee has created sportsmanship – including at joint practices – a point of emphasis over the past a number of years.

Meanwhile, the NFL is handing down fines for the fight-filled joint practice that took place earlier this week between the Cowboys and Saints.

For context, the league fined each organization $500, 000 over the whole situation. It saw a number of fights break out during the joint exercise in Oxnard, Calif.

"The Competition Committee has created sportsmanship – including at joint practices – a point of emphasis over the past a number of years. All clubs were reminded by memo prior to training camp of their responsibility in preventing unsportsmanlike behavior at joint practices that has the potential to result in injury, " the league remarked, according to NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport.

Among the players who appeared to be involved in the melee was suspended Saints wide receiver Brock Rechsteiner. This person is additionally the son of WWE Hall of Famer Scott Steiner.

Meanwhile, the Cowboys owner additionally stated to journalists that the organization will be internally fining players that they deem responsible for the league's decision to fine the team.

Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer expressed anger over the whole situation earlier in the week when he spoke after the fiery practice, describing it as a "fight club" and saying that "nobody wants this."

"We want to obtain the work in. I thought it settled down and it was particularly chippy early on, but it was unfortunate, " Schottenheimer stated. "Our football team needs this work, and overall, I was disappointed in the work today because I didn't think we got enough good work."

For context, the Cowboys and Saints will not face each other during the regular season, but the two NFC teams will be seeing one another in just a few weeks when they play their preseason finale at AT&T Stadium.

Taken together, the developments around NFL punishes Cowboys, Saints over heated brawl at joint practice point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.