NFL fines Saints and Cowboys $500K for practice brawl, but fights won't stop unless players get fined

It was another day of joint practices around the NFL on Thursday with more fights between teams, including one between the Miami Dolphins and New York Giants that apparently featured someone taking a swing at quarterback Jameis Winston .

And, yes, this feels like it should be the tipping point because once Winston got in the scrum and apparently leveled someone, someone else took a swipe at him.

And that led Giants starting quarterback Jaxson Dart to jump in.

"I just looked over and saw the red 19 jersey (which is Winston) and I was like, 'I got to go,'" Dart said.

"I got to go help my boy! I don't know what's going on over there." MASSIVE BRAWL AT COWBOYS AND SAINTS PRACTICE INCLUDES PUNCHES AND WWE MOVES The NFL has had enough.

Well, sort of.

The league levied $500,000 fines against both the Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints on Thursday, one day after the teams were involved in a serious brawl.

The NFL noted that its Competition Committee has made sportsmanship, including conduct during joint practices, a point of emphasis in recent years.

The league also reminded all 32 teams of that emphasis this summer.

So, the hefty fines are a solid attempt to curb the violence.

But they don't go far enough.

This week's brawl should make one thing clear to both the NFL and NFL Players Association: players themselves need to face fines for misconduct during training camp practices, just as they do during preseason and regular-season games.

So you are aware, Thursday marked the fourth consecutive day that teams holding joint practices got into fights, scuffles, skirmishes, whatever noun you wish to use.

BRONCOS QB BO NIX GETS IN A FIGHT AT PRACTICE, HANDLES IT LIKE AN ULTIMATE FOOTBALL GUY The Eagles and Patriots went at it the past couple of days, even though both coaches warned their teams to abstain before the practice sessions.