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Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey on Sam Howell: ‘He looked really comfortable’

Howell impressed the All-Pro cornerback.

The Washington Commanders kicked off the first day of joint practices with the Baltimore Ravens Tuesday in Owings Mills, Md. While the headlines coming out of the practice sessions were the multiple fights, it was a productive day for both teams on the field.

Washington head coach Ron Rivera and Baltimore head coach John Harbaugh were each pleased overall with the first day of practice.

When asked who benefits the most from joint practices, Rivera told reporters the quarterbacks.

“I think your quarterback, first and foremost,” Rivera said. “I mean, they get a chance to learn a lot and see a lot.”

Rivera’s quarterback is Sam Howell. Howell, coming off an impressive performance in the preseason-opening win over the Cleveland Browns, had another good day against the Ravens on Tuesday. Howell, known for his deep ball, instead used a quick passing game to keep Baltimore’s defense on its heels.

That got the attention of Baltimore Pro Bowl cornerback Marlon Humphrey.

“He looked pretty comfortable,” Humphrey said when asked about Howell. “I didn’t know if it was going to be him or [Jacoby] Brissett throwing with the ones, but I know they have some speed out there at receiver, for sure. But he looked really comfortable. He’s a second-year guy, but he looked really comfortable back there at quarterback.”

Humphrey also acknowledged the challenge of facing Washington’s receivers.

“Terry [McLaurin] and [Curtis] Samuel and [Jahan] Dotson, those guys are legit,” Humphrey said.

It was another good day for Howell on Tuesday.

Highlights from the first day of Commanders/Ravens joint practice

Some of the top highlights from the first day of joint practices between the Commanders and Ravens.

The Washington Commanders’ first day of joint practice with the Baltimore Ravens will best be remembered for the multiple brawls. Fortunately, nothing got out of hand as things were settled quickly, and the teams got in some good work.

It was a good day for Washington’s offense, particularly quarterback Sam Howell. Howell shined in 11-on-11 work with his accuracy and decision-making.

New Washington owner Josh Harris was in attendance for the first day of practice with the Ravens, and legendary Washington coach Joe Gibbs joined him.

Here is a collection of some of the top videos and photos from the Commanders’ first day of joint practice with the Ravens.

Takeaways from Day 1 of Commanders/Ravens joint practice

Some thoughts and observations after a chippy day of practice between the Ravens and Commanders.

The Washington Commanders headed north to Owings Mills, Md., for the first of two days of practices with the Baltimore Ravens Tuesday.

The biggest highlight from Tuesday’s practice was the number of fights. Commanders rookie cornerback Emmanuel Forbes got into a scuffle with Ravens wide receiver Tylan Wallace and punches were thrown.

Shortly after, Ravens tight end Mark Andrews picked up Washington cornerback Danny Johnson and tossed him to the ground for no other reason than breaking up a pass intended for Andrews.

Commanders center Nick Gates was also involved in a minor altercation.

In the end, cooler heads prevailed as both coaches talked to their teams and explained to them the point of the practices was for everyone to get better; nothing was personal.

Here are some thoughts and observations from Tuesday’s practice.

WATCH: Multiple scuffles break out at Commanders/Ravens joint practice

Emmanuel Forbes involved in one skirmish.

Anytime two NFL teams get together for training camp; you can probably expect a fight or two. In the heat of the summer, two teams meet and want to hit someone in another uniform—standard stuff.

On Tuesday, the Washington Commanders made the short trip to Owings Mills, Md., for the first of two joint practices with the Baltimore Ravens. It was an excellent opportunity for the Commanders to compete against one of the NFL’s top franchises.

It didn’t take long for tempers to flare between the two teams. One scuffle involved Washington’s first-round rookie cornerback Emmanuel Forbes. Forbes and Baltimore wide receiver Tylan Wallace. Wallace apparently wasn’t happy with Forbes reaching for the football and threw a punch at Forbes. Forbes responded with a punch of his own. Others got involved, with someone jerking Forbes down from behind.

That wasn’t the only one.

Ravens tight end Mark Andrews slams Commanders cornerback Danny Johnson after a pass intended for him was broken up.

Center Nick Gates was also involved in another incident.

After practice, head coach Ron Rivera addressed the fighting.

“Yes. Coach Harbaugh asked for me to come over to their side of the field,” Rivera said. “So I went over, [Coach Harbaugh] addressed his guys, I addressed our guys, and they got back to it. Over here, I complimented Coach [Harbaugh] because we had a situation where one of their guys was a little out of bounds and made a play, and their guys came over and took care of it themselves. And I thought that was really big. I told Coach [Harbaugh] I really appreciated his guys doing that.”

The two teams will be back together for another joint practice on Wednesday.

 

DeMeco Ryans outlines what he wants to see in Texans-Dolphins joint practices

Houston Texans coach DeMeco Ryans defined what he expects out of joint training camp practices with the Miami Dolphins.

The Miami Dolphins come to Houston Methodist Training Center for joint training camp practices the week leading into their Aug. 19 preseason tilt with the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium.

The joint practices are one of two such sessions the Texans will participate in this preseason.

Coach DeMeco Ryans told reporters Aug. 11 just what he hopes to accomplish in the joint practices with Mike McDaniel’s team.

“I feel like when you have the opportunity to go enjoy practices, it’s a controlled environment where guys are not hitting the quarterback, there are no side shots,” Ryans said. “Guys are in a controlled environment where you can get quality work, ones versus ones, twos versus — guys can just get after it, different schemes, different people you’re going against, and it breaks up the monotony of camp for me.”

The Texans had a little over two weeks worth of practices leading into their preseason opener with the New England Patriots Aug. 10. However, it is not just the rigors of seeing the same faces in camp as it is the same faces since offseason workouts started in April.

Said Ryans: “We’ve been going against each other for a while now, since OTAs. It’s time to see different — our receivers go against different corners, our O-line goes against a different defensive front schematically and goes against different people, so I think this is a chance for us to sharpen our tool belt as an offense and defense with Miami coming in this week.”

The quality work in a controlled environment also takes pressure off the second preseason game to provide meaningful snaps for starters.

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News and highlights from Packers’ joint practice with Bengals

Tracking all the news and highlights from the Packers’ joint practice with the Bengals on Wednesday, Aug. 9 in Cincinnati.

The Green Bay Packers are going on the road for their 10th practice of training camp in 2023. On Wednesday, Matt LaFleur’s team will take on Zac Taylor’s Bengals — now an AFC powerhouse — for a joint practice in Cincinnati.

The event will feature 11-on-11 periods and should give both the Packers and Bengals a good look at their respective rosters in a controlled but competitive environment ahead of Friday’s preseason opener at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati.

Packers Wire will track all the news and highlights from Wednesday’s joint practice, including LaFleur’s pre-practice press conference.

Broncos will host Rams for two joint practices in August

The Broncos will host the Rams for joint practices from Aug. 23-24 before playing against them in their preseason finale on Aug. 26.

The Denver Broncos will host the Los Angeles Rams for a pair of joint practices during training camp next month.

Denver and Los Angeles will face off at practice on Wednesday, Aug. 23 and on Thursday, Aug. 24, according to the NFL. A total of 27 teams will participate in joint practices this summer.

The Broncos’ final training camp practice open to fans will be held Thursday, Aug. 17, so the joint practice between Denver and L.A. won’t be open to the general public, but media members are expected to be in attendance.

After practicing with the Rams at their Centura Health Training Center, the Broncos will host Los Angeles in their preseason finale at Empower Field at Mile High on Saturday, Aug. 26 (view the full preseason schedule here).

After wrapping up preseason, Denver will trim the 90-man offseason roster down to a 53-man roster. The deadline to make those 37 cuts is Aug. 29.

Welcome back, Broncos football.

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Bears and Colts announce joint training camp practice dates

Mark your calendars for these joint training camp practice dates between the Bears and Colts.

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The Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts are holding joint practices ahead of their preseason tilt this August and the dates and times are now official.

On Tuesday, The Bears and Colts both announced the joint practices will take place August 16 and 17 at the Grand Sports Complex in Westfield, IN, just north of Indianapolis. Each practice begins at 6:00 ET and fans are allowed free entry with a ticket that can be obtained at Colts.com/Camp. The practices take place a few days prior to the preseason game at Lucas Oil Stadium on August 19.

This will be the second time in three years that the Bears hold joint training camp practices with another organization. They last did so in 2021 when they welcomed the Miami Dolphins to Halas Hall ahead of a preseason game at Soldier Field.

The Bears will report to Halas Hall on July 25 with the first practice taking place July 26. The first practice open to fans takes place on July 27.

Texans coach DeMeco Ryans likes joint practices to breakup ‘monotony’ of training camp

Houston Texans coach DeMeco Ryans appreciates the opportunity for his team to go against other teams in joint practices in training camp.

The Houston Texans are getting back to an exercise that was a staple of training camp prior to 2020.

Houston will have joint practices during training camp with the Miami Dolphins and the New Orleans Saints ahead of their respective preseason games.

Texans coach DeMeco Ryans values the joint practices as they provide an opportunity to give his players different faces and schemes to go against after weeks of competing internally.

“The thought process behind joint practices just as a team, I think it’s great when you can just go against something different, see different plays,” Ryans told reporters May 31 during organized team activities. “When you go against each other in training camp, you kind of get used to you know what plays the offense is running, you know the defenses that you’re going to see. So, when you can break up that monotony in camp and go against someone else and get different looks, get different players to go against, it just helps you as a player to expand as a player, become a better player going against different.”

The joint practices also provide a better opportunity for first-teams to go against each other in a controlled environment not associated with preseason games.

Said Ryans: “You may have different tails, different techniques that you have to use versus these guys. It’s just good competition all the way across the board going against another team.”

In addition to the rest of the team, Houston’s rookies and younger players will get valuable experience going against the rest of the NFL, even if it is in a practice setting.

Nevertheless the overall team-building that comes with joint practices is what intrigues Ryans.

“Doesn’t really matter, young players, older players, it really doesn’t matter,” said Ryans. “I think it’s just good collectively as a team when you can go out and compete against someone else.”

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Packers hope joint practice vs. Bengals will create ‘great bonding experience’

A young, developing Packers team will be in Cincinnati for mutliple days during training camp in August.

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The Green Bay Packers see value in the potential “bonding experience” of going on the road for a joint practice against the Cincinnati Bengals before the team’s preseason opener in August.

The current plan is for the Packers to practice in Green Bay on Tuesday, Aug. 8, fly to Cincinnati later than night, participate in the joint practice against the Bengals on Wednesday, Aug. 9, hold a walk-through practice on Thursday, Aug. 10 and then play the preseason opener on Friday, Aug. 11.

“It changes up the monotony of (training) camp, I’d say,” coach Matt LaFleur said Wednesday. “What’s great about going to Cincinnati is it’s going to give us a little bit of a longer bonding trip for our guys to hang out together. We think it’s going to be a really valuable experience.”

The Packers will be in Cincinnati for two nights before playing in the preseason game. A multi-day trip outside of Green Bay could be valuable in terms of helping a young team grow together before the regular season.

“Hopefully it will be a great bonding experience for our team,” LaFleur said.

The Packers will later host the New England Patriots for a multi-day set of joint practices before the team’s second preseason game. LaFleur has long been in favor of using joint practices during training camp as a way of creating controlled but competitive opportunities against an opponent.

While the Packers have typically hosted joint practices during the LaFleur era, going on the road creates a new opportunity for his team to get better and come together.

“We’ve got a great group of guys that are focused on getting better and becoming closer as a team,” LaFleur said.