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VIDEO: Cowboys' Dez Bryant throws punches at teammate in practice brawl

Tim Heitman / USA TODAY Sports

The Dallas Cowboys had an extended training-camp brawl Sunday involving their $70-million man.

Star wide receiver Dez Bryant and cornerback Tyler Patmon have been going at it since camp started, and things boiled over Sunday night.

The Cowboys released another video of the incident, from a closer angle.

According to multiple reports, Bryant lost his helmet during a scuffle that developed in a team drill, resulting in the two taking swings at each other. Bryant was so furious with Patmon that he had to be restrained for several minutes by teammates, with the two jawing back and forth.

After the fracas, Bryant followed Patmon on the sideline before throwing his mouthpiece at his fellow Oklahoma State product and taking another swing.

Teammates and coaches separated the two once again as fans present at practice began booing Dez.

The two hugged it out following practice, to the cheers of Cowboys fans.

"We were chirping a little bit back and forth early in practice," Bryant said. "I got a little overheated."

The two players discussed the fracas with the media:

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, meanwhile, loved the whole episode:

I don't know that it could have been scripted any better because we talk about the atmosphere. That atmosphere breeds that kind of passion. It breeds that kind of excitement. It didn't surprise me at all. That's good stuff. That's training camp. Now that's not new. It's a throwback to the years when you saw Michael Irvin out here, Deion (Sanders) and those guys. And I wasn't surprised when (Bryant) finally came back around on his own volition and they made up like teammates do. There is always humor in that stuff. We had a lively day with a lot of media out here and this was our biggest day, so I thought it was perfect.

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