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Todd Bowles frowns upon fights in joint training camp

RICHMOND, Va. – Joint training camp practices between NFL teams are notorious for producing brawls among hot, tired, cranky players, and the first of three between the Jets and Redskins here on Sunday was no exception.

None were particularly serious, but two did get briefly nasty. One even spilled into an area near where fans were watching. The fans seemed to enjoy it; Jets coach Todd Bowles very much did not.

"Intensity is good,” he said afterward. “Fights are not to be tolerated in pads. We’re not trying to fight them. They’re not trying to fight us.