{
  "id": 2229555,
  "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",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T21:19:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nfl-fining-teams-wont-stop-211941761.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The NFL has recently imposed fines on certain teams for the occurrence of fights during joint practices. This is the second time in as many years that the league has taken such action. In August 2024, the New York Giants and Detroit Lions were each fined $200,000 for engaging in skirmishes during joint practices. The NFL also levied a 150% increased penalty of $500,000 each against the New Orleans Saints and Dallas Cowboys. However, the league continues to refrain from fining the individual players who were directly involved in the violent altercations. This is despite the fact that the most egregious incident occurred four years ago, when Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald was seen swinging helmets at a joint practice with the Cincinnati Bengals. The NFL's stance is that it is ultimately the responsibility of the individual teams to monitor and control the behavior of their players during practices, including those that are joint. While teams possess the authority to penalize players for their misconduct, the league itself does not enforce such disciplinary measures.",
  "summary": "The NFL has cracked down on fighting at joint practices.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-20T20:50:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}