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New York Giants, Jets break into brawl during joint practice

IMG_0985by: Griffin McVeigh08/13/25griffin_mcveigh
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While there might not be a huge on-field rivalry between the New York Giants and Jets, Wednesday’s joint practice still got intense. To the point where a brawl broke out with plenty of onlookers. Players were going at it with each other, both standing up and once on the ground.

A video was captured by the Giants Nation Show X account. There appear to be a lot more Jets present in the scrum than Giants. While the beginning stages are not clearly shown, a Giants player looks to have pancaked a Jets player and held him down there for a few moments.

Eventually, more guys arrive for a chaotic moment. Coaches and practice referees were able to separate the two teams and send them back to the sidelines. You can check out the full moment here.

We will have to see if this energy continues in the coming days. A joint practice on Wednesday will lead into a preseason game taking place on Saturday. Both teams call MetLife Stadium home but the Giants will officially be labeled the home team.

There will not be a regular season game between them, though. Part of why they get to face off in the preseason is due to how the schedule falls once games officially count. Hopefully, emotions can stay a little more in check moving forward.

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The Big Apple will be home to a couple of new starting quarterbacks. Beginning with the Jets, they have officially moved on from the short-lived Aaron Rodgers era. Justin Fields was brought in via free agency, projected to be the guy moving forward.

As for the Giants, there are still a couple of options. Brian Daboll has a veteran presence in Russell Wilson, someone looking to once again prove himself after not performing too well in Pittsburgh. And then there is the rookie seemingly the entire fanbase is excited about, Jaxson Dart. The Giants took him in the 2025 NFL Draft out of Ole Miss, hoping he is the franchise’s future.

Some questions will be answered on Sept. 7. A massive NFC East showdown against the Washington Commanders will take place for the Giants. The Jets will get a tough one out of the gate, welcoming the Steelers to town. Fields, another quarterback who was in Pittsburgh last year, will be looking to get some revenge of his home.