NFL joint-practice descends into mayhem as multiple brawls break out between Saints and Cowboys stars

A series of brawls between the New Orleans Saints and the Dallas Cowboys at a joint practice led to both coaches condemning their own team's actions.

Multiple fights broke out between the two teams in a joint exercise in Oxnard, California - with punches being thrown in the skirmishes.

According to the Dallas Morning News, Cowboys linebacker Donovan Ezeiruaku was kicked out of practice when an official saw him throw a punch.

Later in the day, his teammate Caelen Carson also threw a punch. However, he remained in practice.

Meanwhile, Saints wide receiver Brock Rechsteiner - the son of WWE Hall of Famer Scott Steiner - used what was described as a 'german-suplex-like move' to take out Cowboys safety Jalen Thompson.

Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer and Saints head coach Kellen Moore were seen speaking to each other after the practice.

'Nobody wants this,' Schottenheimer told reporters. 'We want to get the work in. I thought it settled down and it was very chippy early on, but it was unfortunate.

'Our football team needs this work, and overall, I was disappointed in the work today because I didn't think we got enough good work.'

In his discussion with reporters, Moore said that he and Schottenheimer considered ending practice early if the fighting continued.

'Obviously you guys saw all the chippiness of it, not the ideal flow of the joint practice, but we got the work we needed,' Moore told reporters.

Schottenheimer added that his team was set to play with an 'edge' and wouldn't take 's*** from anybody.' 

'But at the same time, I don't think [the Saints] were the only ones stirring up the s***,' he continued. 'I think we might've been stirring it up as well. It was a sloppy practice all and all, and it's got to be better.'