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Jets' Tony Oden returns after being injured in practice brawl

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- New York Jets senior defensive assistant Tony Oden was back to work and in good spirits Thursday, one day after being injured during a practice brawl.

Oden was struck during an altercation between players at a joint practice between the Jets and Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Wednesday. He was carted off the field and taken to the hospital, but returned to his office later that evening to watch practice film.

Oden, whose left arm was in a sling, downplayed his injury Thursday, calling it "a little war wound" and adding, "I'll be all right.