The joint portion of the final practice involving the Washington Redskins and Houston Texans ended Saturday when a series of fights broke out in Richmond, Va.
The teams had begun working against each other when the first skirmish occurred. When more followed on subsequent plays, and on both fields, the coaches decided to break the teams apart and each team worked on its own field for the rest of the session.
The change in plans caused Redskins coach Jay Gruden to agree the day was somewhat wasted.
"Initially we had a couple on our field on the offensive field, and I was just going to cut that period out and have everybody go to the side, let everybody cool down, and finish practice," Gruden said.