Joint practices always bring an extra fire between players who've spent the offseason competing with their teammates. This is their first taste of real NFL competition in months, and the added intensity almost always threatens to boil over into something more.
That proved to be the case between the Washington Commanders and New England Patriots, which was just fine with veteran cornerback Marshon Lattimore.
Things got heated on a couple of occasions during the session. None more so than when two opposing linemen got into a skirmish, clearing both benches. Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel tried to break things up, and he ended up getting a bloodied cheek for his efforts.