Tempers were flaring in a major way Thursday when multiple brawls broke out during joint practices between the San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos.
Nicki Jhabvala of the Denver Post was on hand chronicling the fights.
Oooh we have a brawl. Broncos defense and 49ers offense
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) August 17, 2017
And now there are brawls on both fields . Gettin chippy out here!
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) August 17, 2017
Punches being thrown between Broncos offense and 49ers defense in another brawl now.
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) August 17, 2017
There was another fight yesterday that ended when 49ers general manager John Lynch and Broncos head coach Vance Joseph broke it up.
Needless to say, these teams are sick and tired of training camp and aren’t afraid to show it. It’s not uncommon for brawls to break out in training camps around the NFL. Some teams shrug them off as the cost of doing business, while others discipline their players for their outbursts of rage.
This was the second day of joint practices between the Broncos and 49ers. The two teams will square off again Saturday at Levi’s Stadium for their Week 2 preseason game. We can only hope the players finally got it all out of their systems before then.