Eagles ready for joint practice with Patriots but don't expect any brawls originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Things have changed just a tad since 1986, when Eagles-Lions joint practices at Oakland University in Rochester, Mich., turned into an all-out riot between Buddy Ryan’s crazed Eagles and Darryl Rogers’ meek Detroit Lions.
These days, the idea isn’t to get into as many fights as possible but to get in some high-intensity work against another team.
Buddy wanted his guys to fight. He loved it. He'd stand there during brawls twirling his whistle and smirking.