{
  "id": 2222600,
  "title": "NFL fines teams combined $1 million for practice fight. What we know",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/nfl-fines-teams-combined-1-million-for-practice-fight-what-we-know",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T20:50:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nfl-fines-teams-combined-1-205034043.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The NFL imposed a combined $1 million fine on the Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints for a joint practice fight that occurred in Oxnard, California earlier this week. This is part of a recent trend of the league penalizing teams for acts deemed bad sportsmanship, such as taunting and celebrations that resemble firearms. The brawl involved players from both teams, including the son of a former WWE wrestler, and resulted in injuries. The Dallas Cowboys' eighth-year safety, Jalen Thompson, was thrown to the ground by an undrafted rookie from the New Orleans Saints, Brock Rechsteiner, in one of the incidents captured on video. The NFL had previously reminded both teams through a memo before training camp that failure to prevent unsportsmanlike behavior could lead to injury and financial penalties.",
  "summary": "The Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints were each fined $500,000 for the series of fights that broke out during the two joint practices they held.",
  "key_points": [
    "NFL fines Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints $1 million combined",
    "Fight between players from both teams occurred in Oxnard, California",
    "Violations of NFL's unsportsmanlike behavior policy led to penalties"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "The NFL fining teams won't stop joint practice fights",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/the-nfl-fining-teams-wont-stop-joint-practice-fights",
        "published": "2026-08-20T21:19:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}