Overview
- Video widely shared on social platforms shows Saints rookie Brock Rechsteiner executing a German suplex on Cowboys safety Jalen Thompson during a heated joint practice session.
- The joint practice in Oxnard produced multiple fights that outlets put between six and ten scuffles, and coaches from both teams said the session was sloppy and discussed ending it early.
- Rechsteiner was already suspended for the first six regular-season games for violating the NFL-NFLPA performance-enhancing substances policy but remains eligible for preseason activity.
- Cowboys safety Jalen Thompson publicly downplayed the episode by saying his team ‘won’ the brawls, while fans and commentators focused on Rechsteiner’s WWE family ties as the clip went viral.
- The incident raises immediate questions about on-field discipline for both clubs and complicates Rechsteiner’s bid for a 53-man Saints roster spot given his suspension and a crowded receiver room.