Players misbehaving at joint practices are not subject to NFL discipline. However, the league can penalize teams who don't adequately monitor their players in these circumstances.
If it is found that the Rams were at fault in the incident, such as failing to exercise sufficient control over their players, the league may punish the Rams, according to a source with knowledge of the proceedings.
The outcome would imply that the Rams did not successfully prevent their players from engaging in extravagant behavior, as everyone saw on Thursday.
It will be interesting to see whether the league uses its power to look into and penalize the Rams. But how could the league ignore such a spectacle when player health and safety are becoming a bigger concern? How can the league do nothing after Donald engaged in the same behavior that earned Browns defensive end Myles Garrett a lengthy suspension when he hit Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph in the head with his helmet during a game?
Waiting for such action to result in a significant injury is insufficient. If the league doesn't respond to that behavior, it will continue until a serious injury occurs. The league will then make sure it never occurs again.
Why not prevent it from happening again before catastrophic damage occurs?
No, choosing inaction is not a choice. The league has the power to make sure the Rams do a better job of controlling their players during practice, especially when they're practicing with players from another team, even if they won't ever do anything to their most valuable player.
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