Dallas Cowboys and St Louis Rams fight erupts in NFL preseason

A MASS brawl erupted between two NFL teams in preseason training and as the dust settled some very big stars were left with some very bruised egos.

THE NFL pre-season exploded today as anarchy reigned during a mass brawl between the Dallas Cowboys and St Louis Rams in California.

The two teams were practising with each other for a second straight day in Oxnard, near Los Angeles, when things got a little out of control.

During the training camp opposition players were regularly getting hot under the collar with numerous cases of players threatening to punch on. Then during a live practice game, tensions finally erupted between the two teams.

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Dallas coach Jason Garrett and Rams coach Jeff Fisher were able to get their players under control after a brief on-field melee, but on the next play all hell broke loose after a Cowboys player pushed a Rams player he was marking after complaining of an illegal hold.

When Cowboys defensive end Randy Gregory pushed Rams offensive tackle Isaiah Battle another Rams teammate ran in and pushed him over. Cue chaos.

Second fight started when DE Randy Gregory threw Rams 77 to ground. Rams OT came from behind and jumped Gregory from behind. They went at it

— Brandon George (@DMN_George) August 19, 2015

Biggest fight yet between Cowboys and Rams in 2 practices. Next play, fight Back on again. Spills against fence.

— Brandon George (@DMN_George) August 19, 2015

Some fight pictures after it slowed some: pic.twitter.com/japqJGR8Xm

— Brandon George (@DMN_George) August 19, 2015

Tyler Patmon is fearless. Was going after three guys by himself, helmet off. Dez Bryant ran over to help him out

— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) August 19, 2015

The fight spilled over towards a fence at the ground, forcing fans and media to flee from the action.

A video emerged on Twitter after the fight of Cowboys star receiver Dez Bryant being punched in the face, just a few days after he was involved in a fight with a teammate during practice.

Bryant, wasn’t on the field when the main fight took place, but was spotted sprinting into the brawl from a nearby warm up field. He might be regretting that decision now.

COWBOYS TOOK THE L, Dez gettin snuffed has me in tears 😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/bkC71eI0Jh

— Donshae (@RissaRunsThis) August 19, 2015

Players reportedly took their helmets off and used them as weapons. A number of players showed red marks around their faces as well as bruises and small cuts. Eventually, the coaching staff were able to tear their players away from each other and restore order.

The two coaches decided they would not train together anymore and were seen shortly after practising on different fields within the same training complex. “We got through a day and three quarters and we had some really good work and then unfortunately things got out of hand and we shut it down,” Fisher said.

“It’s unfortunate. There’s no excuse for it. You can’t blame it on anybody. It just happened. One thing led to another. “Fortunately nobody got hurt. There’s not place for that, from the standpoint of being role models in this game and representing this game for kids. That’s not how this game goes and we’re sorry about that.”

While there were reportedly no injuries to result from the fight, the pain is only just beginning for the Cowboys, who came off second best in the scuffle according to NFL fans on Twitter.

Cowboys and Rams tried to kill each other today...delicious

— That Boy Right There (@Wayne85Live) August 19, 2015

When you break down the Cowboys-Rams "brawl," it's almost laughable: A bunch of grown men in pads and helmets pushing each other real hard.

— Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington) August 19, 2015

Lmao cowboys got whooped😂😎

— jakeee (64-55) (@jacobmgarcia23) August 19, 2015

The Cowboys got mopped up in this brew haha!! https://t.co/taelpIf8nz

— Carp (@robcarpenter81) August 19, 2015

Cowboys got messsedd up😂💀 https://t.co/dq2yEGdj8J

— Bruitlyn Jenner (@true_jgrew) August 19, 2015

The day wasn’t a complete loss for Bryant, however. He reportedly lost a diamond stud earing in the middle of the fight only for a security guard to find the needle in a haystack after the practice session.

Security guard found @DezBryant's diamond earring, which he lost during the fight (via @VictorNBC5)... Wow. @NBCDFW pic.twitter.com/Kb5VfEAZNL

— Pat Doney (@PatDoneyNBC5) August 19, 2015