Of course, the risk the teams run is inherent, and it was on full display as players began brawling on one practice field, only for another scuffle to break out moments later on the adjacent field.
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The Houston Texans and the Washington Redskins decided to get together for a series of joint practices this week at training camp. Things got a little heated on the third day of padded practices, as tempers flared and both benches cleared multiple times. It didn’t help us practice wise. Later Redskins’ DeAngelo Hall told media the fights were a result of of some heavy hitting by Washington’s Matt Jones on Friday.
“I guess we kicked their butt yesterday so they came out here trying to be tough guys today”, Baker said, “but it really didn’t work.
He is in fantastic shape, and he can go all day, but I think it is a long season and we have got to do that”.
Gruden and Texans coach Bill O’Brien initially tried to let their teams know the fighting wasn’t acceptable, but Gruden added: “Unfortunately, it wasn’t two people”. To report spam or abuse, click the “X” in the upper right corner of the comment box. The Texans have three players with Virginia ties: LT Duane Brown (Virginia Tech), RB Jonathan Grimes (William & Mary) and OLD Lynden Trail (Norfolk State). Redskins wide receivers Pierre Garcon and Andre Roberts were also in a scuffle with the Texans. “I am not going to get into the exact way we do it, but we definitely monitor how many reps he is getting”.
“You have to be ideal with your technique”, Scherff said.
“We were in the run game and we feel they were being overly aggressive, so we got aggressive back and things happened”, Washington tight end Niles Paul said.
One fight triggered when Johnson, a Clarksville, Maryland native and the Texans’ first-round pick in 2015, tackled Redskins fullback Jordan Campbell low and hard.
Moses went head-to-head several times with the Texans J.J. Watt, arguably the NFL’s best defensive player. “Everyone came and had each other’s back, even when the defense got into it. We all ran to each other’s side”.
It prepared me a lot, he said Friday before heading to the training room.
On one play captured by a fan, the ex-Patriot absolutely manhandled his counterpart.
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But August 6, they got to gauge his progress by seeing how he fared against Watt, who many consider to be the best pass rusher in the NFL.
