Overview
- The NFL announced Thursday that it fined the Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints $500,000 apiece for repeated unsportsmanlike conduct during a joint practice in Oxnard.
- League officials requested and reviewed practice video before issuing the fines, and that film may prompt individual player discipline in the coming days.
- Tuesday’s session produced multiple skirmishes on two fields, including punches, a helmet thrown into the air, and Saints tight end Brock Rechsteiner body‑slamming Cowboys safety Jalen Thompson.
- Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said the club will appeal the team fine and will impose internal fines on players it identifies as responsible.
- The $500,000 fines more than double the prior joint‑practice penalty precedent and underline the Competition Committee’s push to prevent dangerous, reputation‑damaging conduct at preseason workouts.