"Honestly in Chicago, with [Brooks and Dodson] -- [it was] players holding players accountable," linebacker Bradley Chubb told ESPN. "We were in the heat of battle, so it got a little bit more heated than it should have. ... Just guys getting in each other's face, but at the end of the day, knowing it's all love and this is about pushing each other to be the best. "It was probably the biggest turning point for our defense this offseason because we saw two alphas going at it and pushing each other to be better."
"Afterward, Brooks and Dodson apologized to Dolphins teammates and coach Mike McDaniel for the scuffle. They later gave a joint interview in the locker room after the teams' preseason game that weekend, downplaying the incident as an argument between brothers, but the clash was seen within the team as a resounding example of players taking pride in a new standard of accountability the franchise had tried to instill this offseason."
"MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- A fight between two Miami Dolphins players during a sweltering August joint practice session with the Chicago Bears might have looked like a team tearing itself apart. But for people within the organization, it was one of the first positive signs that an important change had taken hold among the team."
A heated August joint practice with the Chicago Bears produced a fight between linebackers Jordyn Brooks and Tyrel Dodson over perceived lack of physicality during a rep. Both players were separated, then apologized to teammates and coach Mike McDaniel and later downplayed the incident as an argument between brothers. The team interpreted the clash as players holding each other accountable and as evidence of an emerging standard of physicality and accountability. Linebacker Bradley Chubb called the episode a turning point for the defense and said two alphas pushed each other to become better.
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