The New York Giants and Detroit Lions obtained their joint practices off to a roaring begin with a number of all-out brawls on a sizzling, summer time morning in East Rutherford on Monday.
In his pre-practice media session, Lions head coach Dan Campbell maybe foreshadowed the day’s occasions.
“We’re competing. However we’re evaluating this like a recreation. If you happen to do one thing that may price us a recreation, that’s a part of your analysis,” Campbell instructed reporters. “However we’ve obtained to go. We’re not tiptoeing, both.”
And there was no tiptoeing. It appeared as if the Giants have been prepared for absolutely anything the Lions have been going to strive.
Gotta love the struggle within the Giants at present. They don’t seem to be gonna be a doormat.
— TheGiantsWire (@TheGiantsWire) August 5, 2024
The primary of a number of fights broke out when Lions rookie defensive again Morice Norris hit Giants working again Eric Grey so laborious his helmet got here flying off. Whereas Grey was down the groups needed to be separated.
Even quarterback Daniel Jones, who head coach Brian Daboll has put no restrictions on, obtained into the motion.
Brian Daboll indignant at a #Lions D lineman for batting a Daniel Jones cross. Subsequent play C Greg Van Roten & a Lions D lineman begin preventing on the bottom. First one in to hit the Lions lineman? DANIEL JONES. Combat escalates. Coaches have to carry Jones again from re-entering #Giants pic.twitter.com/5XskjHflSR
— Pat Leonard (@PLeonardNYDN) August 5, 2024
The scrimmage was crammed with much more jawing and shoving because the day went on earlier than the brawls — roughly eight of them in complete — shut follow down about 20 minutes early.
Caught the top of the ultimate struggle. GM Joe Schoen, on the left, ran onto the sector to assist break it up.
Mercifully, a fight-filled Giants-Lions joint follow is now over.
Tune in tomorrow morning for Spherical 2 🥊 pic.twitter.com/had12zunLG
— Ralph Vacchiano (@RalphVacchiano) August 5, 2024
Discuss a wild day in East Rutherford. However for those who’ve been searching for the Giants to point out some struggle, they actually did on Monday with legends like Tom Coughlin and Michael Strahan in attendance.
