Monday was an interesting day for the New York Giants, as the team tried going through practice but could not get through the whole thing without a brawl breaking out. According to reports, things started to get tense and eventually boiled over when Bobby Johnson, the team’s offensive line coach, shoved linebacker Cam Brown, which led to a whole lot of other stuff happening that you normally do not want to see teammates do.
Saquon Barkley lowered his shoulder into Aaron Robinson during thud tempo, and the defense did NOT like it, especially LB Tae Crowder:
Giants center Jon Feliciano then grabbed LB Crowder’s head three plays later, pulled it down and tried to knee him in the face, WWE style
— Pat Leonard (@PLeonardNYDN) August 8, 2022
Offensive line coach Bobby Johnson pushed LB Cam Brown. Then Feliciano sucker-punched Brown. Mayhem. What a disaster. Can’t believe Feliciano.
All started by Barkley, who had McKinney in his face for starting it.
— Pat Leonard (@PLeonardNYDN) August 8, 2022
The one video we have of the brawl is from quite a ways away, but things were so bad that teammates from both sides of the field had to run in and break things up.
Usually when fights happen during training camp it’s because a pair of players get into it. This one was unique, however, as a coach played a role in things getting tense. New Giants head coach Brian Daboll said “that’s not what we’re looking for,” per the New York Post, while Johnson apologized for his role in the skirmish on Tuesday.
“It’s a regrettable incident that can’t and won’t happen again,” Johnson said about shoving a player on the other side of the ball, which led to the offense and the defense fighting and you know when you put it that way it makes sense why that probably shouldn’t happen again.
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