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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets senior defensive assistant Tony Oden was again to work and in good spirits Thursday, sooner or later after being injured throughout a apply brawl.

Oden was struck throughout an altercation between gamers at a joint apply between the Jets and Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Wednesday. He was carted off the sphere and brought to the hospital, however returned to his workplace later that night to observe apply movie.

Oden, whose left arm was in a sling, downplayed his harm Thursday, calling it “a little bit battle wound” and including, “I will be all proper.” He declined to specify the character of his harm, besides to say it is “a little bit uncomfortable at occasions.” He went via a full apply and was seen throwing passes — together with his proper arm, after all.

There have been a number of skirmishes between the Jets and Bucs, who play Saturday night time at MetLife Stadium. Oden, 50, who coaches the cornerbacks, was struck as a struggle started to escalate. Coach Robert Saleh stated Oden was hit by “pleasant hearth.”

Oden stated his spouse, understanding tempers are inclined to flare in joint practices, made him promise to remain out of hurt’s method.

“She stated, ‘Don’t attempt to break up any fights.’ I stated, ‘I will not,'” Oden stated. “I used to be not attempting to interrupt up a struggle. I used to be attempting to stop it from occurring. These guys have been a little bit too large, a little bit too quick for me. I did not transfer my ft nicely sufficient, and I sort of obtained caught up a little bit bit.”

Oden fell to the bottom and appeared to lose consciousness throughout the skirmish, however he denied it Thursday.

“Nah, I simply obtained drained and determined to take a seat down for some time,” he stated. “It was sizzling.”

Clearly, Oden did not need to make himself the story. As he famous, “These [players] cope with method worse than this, so I will be danged if I’ll discuss something that I’ve. I am only a coach. All I’ve to do is maintain a clipboard.”

Oden stated his spouse was indignant and requested him, “What have been you considering?”

The Jets and Bucs have been purported to have one other apply Thursday, however the Jets cancelled earlier within the week. Mockingly, Saleh cited participant security as the explanation, claiming accidents and fights are inclined to occur within the second day of joint practices.

The Bucs, scrambling for a apply discipline in New Jersey, wound up on the New York Giants’ facility.