US EditionBrian Schottenheimer ends Cowboys' practice early after fights and makes the team run as punishment
OXNARD, CALIFORNIA, JUL 30 – Coach Brian Schottenheimer halted practice after three fights and imposed sideline sprints to enforce discipline following last season's poor penalty record, the team said.
- On Wednesday during practice in Oxnard, Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer stopped the session and made the entire team run sideline to sideline as punishment for multiple fights.
- Schottenheimer acted after three separate fights broke out amid an aggressive training camp, reflecting his frustration with the team's ongoing disciplinary issues.
- He gave a lengthy, profanity-laced speech emphasizing responsibility and warned that any player involved in physical altercations would be removed from the practice.
- The Cowboys went 7-10 last season and ranked 29th in penalties and 28th in giveaways, leading receiver CeeDee Lamb to say, "I honestly like what he's doing because we need discipline."
- The punishment aims to unify the team and improve discipline, with Lamb acknowledging it was necessary despite it being a rare occurrence in their past practices.
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Brian Schottenheimer ends Cowboys' practice early after fights, team runs wind sprints as punishment
When the Dallas Cowboys wouldn’t stop fighting, coach Brian Schottenheimer made them run. During a noticeably fraught practice in what has been an aggressive training camp, Schottenheimer stepped in Wednesday after a heated red-zone drill led to the third fight of the day. The new coach pulled the team together for a lengthy and expletive-filled speech before sending players back out to start running sideline to sideline. Following the punishing…
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