2018: Damon Harrison vs. Will Hernandez
The Giants have had some ugly training vamp fights in their history, but the scrap between veteran defensive tackle Damon Harrison and then-rookie guard Will Hernandez may have been the most potentially dangerous.
We say potentially because luck won out that day.
Harrison and Hernandez got tangled up on a running play and during the exchange, Hernandez’s helmet popped off. Harrison was quick to pick it up and then proceeded to swing it at Hernandez’s head.
It missed. Luckily. Had it connected, there is no telling how damaging it could have been.
Will Hernandez’s helmet just came off as he was tangled with Damon Harrison, and Harrison had Hernandez’s helmet in his hand and swung it at Hernandez’s unprotected head and JUST missed. Disgusting. Hernandez then threw a couple major punches before team broke it up #Giants pic.twitter.com/k8As1Y1KGc
— Pat Leonard (@PLeonardNYDN) June 14, 2018
Compounding the issue, left tackle Nate Solder had his leg rolled up on during the melee and was later examined by team doctors.
“It is competitive up there. Snacks is a very competitive guy and Will Hernandez is very competitive out there,” then-head coach Pat Shurmur said. “They just kind of butted heads.”
Hernandez got into at least five camp fights as a rookie and Harrison was no stranger to them himself. Snacks was, however, traded two months later.