The Giants practiced with the Detroit Lions for the second straight day on Tuesday, and for the second straight day, fisticuffs broke out.
After a few different scuffles broke out on Monday, on Tuesday it was Giants rookie receiver Malik Nabers and Lions safety Kerby Joseph who went at it.
After an incomplete pass to Nabers in the end zone, the rookie was jogging back to the huddle when he appeared to take a swipe at Joseph. From there, both players threw legitimate punches at each other, and it spilled into a bigger shoving match in the end zone.
Here’s a look:
After practice, Nabers explained that he had tapped Lions corner Terrion Arnold on the helmet to tell him he made a nice play on the coverage, and Joseph took exception to that, running over to give some choice words to Nabers.
Nabers wouldn’t repeat what Joseph had to say, but also downplayed the entire situation.
“It’s hot, we’re competing. Stuff like that is going to happen,” Nabers said. “It’s football at the end of the day.”
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