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Yahoo
17 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Brian Burns' Fight Ends Giants Practice
Brian Burns' Fight Ends Giants Practice originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The symptoms of summer have already arrived at New York Giants camp. At organized team activities (OTAs), New York got in some team drills as it ramps up towards training camp. Toward the end of practice, exhausted by the hot weather, a skirmish broke out and eventually evolved into a bigger fight. Advertisement Headlined by edge rusher Brian Burns, the fight ended Giants practice early. According to Connor Hughes, Burns sprinted from the sideline to take down backup left tackle James Hudson III, who signed in the offseason. Edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux got into it with tackle Jermaine Eluemunor, and the veteran linemen soon escalated things. After practice, Burns reacted to the fight. 'The only thing I'm mad about is we had to go ahead and call it up,' he said, via the Associated Press. 'But, I mean, we got most of our work done today. But I just want to stay away from that, and I'm going to let it be known to the team, like, that's not what we're doing. We've got to keep our minds set on the main thing, which is football. All that horseplay and all that stuff is cool or whatever, a nice edge and everything like that, but we do have to get to the details and get our work done.' Advertisement Burns isn't just the most proven pass rusher and the most expensive player on the Giants' defense. He's also a veteran leader, and that came through with his comments. His first order of business was damage control. 'I mean, it's just, it's a violent sport we play,' Burns said. 'You know, guys trying to get better. Tensions raised a little high. The heat is getting a little hotter, so guys get a little more agitated. But it ain't that deep. We squashed it.' Simply put, this isn't something New York has to worry about. Fights happen, both before joint practices and during them. Tensions run hot, people get tired, and the physicality of the sport ups the ante. People are fighting for jobs and pride, and they are all months away from actually being able to take it out on somebody. Advertisement 'I feel like it's healthy, at times,' Burns said. 'I feel like it's healthy to a certain extent, though. You still want to get your work done at the end of the day, but that competition and that dog, that edge, that we need to have is needed. Got to keep it up.' There is plenty of time for the locker room to gel and for the Giants to be better for their skirmishes. For now, it's a flash of something newsworthy while the offseason's dead period carries on. Needless to say, it will be something fans keep an eye on as practices continue. The Giants, naturally, aren't too worried. 'This ain't nothing but a little brotherhood.' Related: Edge Rusher Rankings Set High Bar for Giants Related: Carter Reacts to Joining Giants' Loaded Line This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 5, 2025, where it first appeared.
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
New York Giants teammates fight each other as practice descends into chaos
Four New York Giants got into a fight during Friday's voluntary practice, promptly ending the critical opportunity for the team to get together three months before the start of the season. The combatants were all in the trenches in a pair of matchups with one from both sides of the ball - defensive linemen Kayvon Thibodeaux and Brian Burns, individually squaring off with Jermaine Eluemunor and James Hudson III. Burns and Hudson started the dust-up by taking off their helmets and about to throw hands before teammates broke it up on the penultimate play of the day. On the final showing of Thursday's practice, Thibodeaux punched Eluemunor's helmet off. Hudson rushed the field and shoved Thibodeaux, with Burns and Hudson tackling each other to ground seconds after. No immediate videos of the fights were publicly shared. The Giants did hold a media availability after the brawl, with Burns speaking. Brian Burns on Giants practice fight: 'Heat got to us. … it ain't that deep. We squashed it.' — Charlotte Carroll (@charlottecrrll) June 5, 2025 'It's a violent sport we play, guys trying to get better,' Burns said on the fights. 'Tensions raised a little high. It's getting a little hot, so guys are getting a little agitated. But it ain't that deep, we squashed it.' Burns later added he would keeping the main focus of practices on getting better and not letting it get out of hand with fighting. Gridiron fights in the offseason is not atypical of the NFL but it is more common of joint practices. It is even more rare during OTAs. The Giants prematurely ended a practice as the rest of the NFC East gets better around them, including the two teams from last year's conference championship - the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders. None of the fighters have been with the team for long, a bigger indicator of the turnover the team has faced in trying to get back into playoff contention.
