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ALBANY, N.Y. -- First-round draft pick Jeremy Shockey was involved in a dining-room fight with linebacker Brandon Short on the tight end's first night in training camp, New York Giants coach Jim Fassel said Wednesday.
"I'm not overly concerned,'' Fassel said after practice. "In fact, I kind of like them feisty. I'd rather calm them down than kick them in the butt.''
The altercation happened during dinner, a little less than three hours after Shockey finished his first practice.
The former University of Miami player was asked to sing after arriving at the dining hall and reportedly told veterans to wait until after he finished eating.
Shockey and Short had words after he ate and the two got into a fight, which Fassel personally broke up.
Shockey did not attend lunch on Wednesday and he was not available after practice Wednesday.
Short, who spoke about his training camp at lunch, was not immediately available after word of his fight came to light.
Chiefs tackle breaks nose, needs 17 stitches
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-RIVER FALLS, Wis. -- Offensive tackle John Tait will miss two weeks of the Kansas City Chiefs' training camp after needing 17 stitches to close cuts sustained in a fight with a rookie teammate.
Tait, the starting right tackle, also had his nose broken in the fight with rookie defensive lineman Eddie Freeman on Tuesday, and emerged from the scuffle bleeding from his eyebrow and nose.
"He had my helmet and hit me with it. It wasn't his fist," Tait said Wednesday. "It's common knowledge he had my helmet in his hand and he swung it back and hit me with it."
? It's not like I want to kill Eddie. I don't think Eddie's a bad person down deep inside. Everybody makes mistakes. This one happens to be maybe a little bit costly. ?
? John Tait, Chiefs tackle
Freeman, a second-round draft pick from Alabama-Birmingham, has been involved in several scuffles since the Chiefs opened practice last Friday. He was subdued Wednesday.
"I'm the young new guy on the block. It was just in the heat of battle," the 310-pound Freeman said. "I'm going to talk to him today."
Chiefs head coach Dick Vermeil said he had not talked with Freeman, whom he called "a hothead."
"But I talked with the team about it," Vermeil said. "Fights happen in football. You never know who threw the first punch."
Vermeil has said he did not plan any disciplinary action against Freeman, but Tait wasn't sure he agreed.
"He apologized to me yesterday. But it was right after it happened and I couldn't talk to him at the time," Tait said. "It's not like I want to kill Eddie. But I definitely think perhaps some disciplinary action should be taken. Maybe even for myself.
"I don't think Eddie's a bad person down deep inside. Everybody makes mistakes. This one happens to be maybe a little bit costly."
Here is a schedule of some preseason games.
PRESEASON
Preseason games
Aug. 3
Redskins vs. 49ers
Aug. 5
Texans vs. Giants
Aug. 8
Jets vs. Steelers
Aug. 9
Bengals at Bills
Lions at Ravens
Jaguars at Falcons
Raiders at Cowboys
Aug. 10
Cards at Chargers
Browns at Vikings
Broncos at Bears
Packers at Eagles
Texans at Saints
Colts at Seahawks
Chiefs at 49ers
Patriots at Giants
Rams at Titans
Redskins at Panthers
Aug. 12
Dolphins at Bucs
"I'm not overly concerned,'' Fassel said after practice. "In fact, I kind of like them feisty. I'd rather calm them down than kick them in the butt.''
The altercation happened during dinner, a little less than three hours after Shockey finished his first practice.
The former University of Miami player was asked to sing after arriving at the dining hall and reportedly told veterans to wait until after he finished eating.
Shockey and Short had words after he ate and the two got into a fight, which Fassel personally broke up.
Shockey did not attend lunch on Wednesday and he was not available after practice Wednesday.
Short, who spoke about his training camp at lunch, was not immediately available after word of his fight came to light.
Chiefs tackle breaks nose, needs 17 stitches
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-RIVER FALLS, Wis. -- Offensive tackle John Tait will miss two weeks of the Kansas City Chiefs' training camp after needing 17 stitches to close cuts sustained in a fight with a rookie teammate.
Tait, the starting right tackle, also had his nose broken in the fight with rookie defensive lineman Eddie Freeman on Tuesday, and emerged from the scuffle bleeding from his eyebrow and nose.
"He had my helmet and hit me with it. It wasn't his fist," Tait said Wednesday. "It's common knowledge he had my helmet in his hand and he swung it back and hit me with it."
? It's not like I want to kill Eddie. I don't think Eddie's a bad person down deep inside. Everybody makes mistakes. This one happens to be maybe a little bit costly. ?
? John Tait, Chiefs tackle
Freeman, a second-round draft pick from Alabama-Birmingham, has been involved in several scuffles since the Chiefs opened practice last Friday. He was subdued Wednesday.
"I'm the young new guy on the block. It was just in the heat of battle," the 310-pound Freeman said. "I'm going to talk to him today."
Chiefs head coach Dick Vermeil said he had not talked with Freeman, whom he called "a hothead."
"But I talked with the team about it," Vermeil said. "Fights happen in football. You never know who threw the first punch."
Vermeil has said he did not plan any disciplinary action against Freeman, but Tait wasn't sure he agreed.
"He apologized to me yesterday. But it was right after it happened and I couldn't talk to him at the time," Tait said. "It's not like I want to kill Eddie. But I definitely think perhaps some disciplinary action should be taken. Maybe even for myself.
"I don't think Eddie's a bad person down deep inside. Everybody makes mistakes. This one happens to be maybe a little bit costly."
Here is a schedule of some preseason games.
PRESEASON
Preseason games
Aug. 3
Redskins vs. 49ers
Aug. 5
Texans vs. Giants
Aug. 8
Jets vs. Steelers
Aug. 9
Bengals at Bills
Lions at Ravens
Jaguars at Falcons
Raiders at Cowboys
Aug. 10
Cards at Chargers
Browns at Vikings
Broncos at Bears
Packers at Eagles
Texans at Saints
Colts at Seahawks
Chiefs at 49ers
Patriots at Giants
Rams at Titans
Redskins at Panthers
Aug. 12
Dolphins at Bucs
