Sterling Shepard, Troy Hill Throw Punches in Fight After Browns-Giants Practice

New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard and Cleveland Browns cornerback Troy Hill got into a fight following the two teams' joint practice at the Browns' Berea, Ohio practice facility Friday.

Cleveland.com and Camryn Justice of WEWS provided video from the end of the fight, which included a shot of Giants wide receiver John Ross pulling Shepard away:

Punches were thrown, but it did not appear any of them landed, according to Zack Rosenblatt of NJ Advance Media.

Dan Duggan of The Athletic and Bobby Skinner of Talkin' Giants provided some insight into what went down between Shepard and the Browns during the joint practice between the two teams, perhaps leading to the fracas:

To make matters more confusing, Browns linebacker Anthony Walker Jr. said that the fight was a joke, although it didn't appear that way from numerous onlookers. Skinner provided different takes on the puzzling situation.

Jake Trotter of ESPN also noted how players around Shepard and Hill seemed "super chill" as it was going on, adding to the confusion.

Rosenblatt set the scene with Shepard immediately after the dust-up.

"After the fight, a heated Shepard took off his shirt and walked toward the busses alongside Giants receiver Darius Slayton."

"To make matters even stranger: Shepard proceeded to conduct his post-practice interviews with Giants media from New York and New Jersey, who had been speaking to Daniel Jones at the opposite end of the the facility when the fight transpired."

"Shepard approached the media without a shirt, and a Giants public relations employee found one for him to put on for his interview. The first question was about whether he was surprised no fights broke out during practice despite all the trash talking that had transpired throughout practice."

Art Stapleton of the Bergen Record provided video of Shepard's interview and noted that the Giants beat reporters were interviewing quarterback Daniel Jones far from the fight action and did not see anything go down.

As Rosenblatt noted, Shepard was asked if he was surprised no fights had broken out despite the host of trash talking between the two teams.

“No, it’s friendly competition," Shepard said. "That’s what we came out here for, it’s competition. It’s going to get into a talking match, it’s going to get physical out there. This is football. This is what we do. They understand that on that side, we understand that over here."

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski told reporters that he did not see the fight but would review tape afterward.

The Giants and Browns will play a preseason game Sunday at 1 p.m. ET from Cleveland's FirstEnergy Stadium.