It’s an issue that comes up every NFL preseason: the dreaded joint practice fight. Two teams get together to rehearse ahead of an exhibition game, tempers flare, and suddenly fists are flying (or, in extreme cases, helmets are swinging).
What does the coach do? Does he accept fighting as a side effect of summer football, like Jets coach Robert Saleh? Does he confer with the other team’s coach and call off practice, as the Colts and Eagles did Tuesday?
Browns coach Kevin Stefanski has a unique answer to these questions.
