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NFL warns teams that fighting won't be tolerated and penalties will strictly enforced

Cowboys Chargers Football
October 22, 2023
ROB MAADDI - AP

The NFL has warned teams that any fights could result in significant punishment, including disqualification.

In a memo sent to clubs on Wednesday and obtained by The Associated Press, the league said โ€œfighting is never acceptableโ€ and it plans to โ€œstrongly enforceโ€ its game-day policies.

Penalties include disqualification, significant fines and/or suspension without pay.

The league is cracking down on fighting after pregame fights marred two games last week โ€” the 49ers-Browns and Cowboys-Chargers.

No players were disciplined for their actions pregame last week.

The memo also emphasized three key points: Teams must warm up within their own 45-yard line, players or club personnel can be disqualified for actions that happen pregame and video will be used to determine if pregame actions warrant discipline after the fact.

โ€œSportsmanship and respect are at the core of NFL football, and fighting is irreconcilable with these values,โ€ the league said in the memo.

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