When the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks take the field for their final preseason game Saturday, there could be some lingering animosity between both sides. Both teams engaged in a brawl Thursday after punches were thrown during a joint practice.
The incident was captured by fans observing the practice. In the video, it looks like Packers lineman Zach Tom and Seahawks linebacker Ernest Jones IV were the two players who threw punches before the rest of the teams got involved.
That wasn’t the only scuffle at the practice. It sounds like at least one other fight broke out as the two teams went at it.
It’s fairly common to see training-camp fights at this point in the preseason. Tensions rise as players engage in multiple days of hard workouts in extreme heat. At a certain point, those frustrations boil over, other resulting in players going at it in practices.
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While Tom and Jones would be penalized — and ejected — during a regular-season game, the two are unlikely to face much punishment for Thursday’s scuffle. Their teams may opt to discipline them by pulling them from practice, but the NFL is unlikely to get involved. The league usually allows teams to police themselves at this point in the season.
Any repeat of that brawl Saturday feels unlikely. Both players and teams know what’s at stake if they fight in a game. Even if the two wanted to fight again, they might not get the chance. Tom and Jones are fully entrenched as starters heading into 2025 and may not even play in the final preseason game.
