The shocking moment Dallas Cowboy Dez Bryant threw punch at his OWN teammate during heated scrimmage fistfight

• Bryant was covered by cornerback Tyler Patmon during Sunday's practice
• Pair had been trash talking and Patmon jarred Bryant's helmet
• Bryant then took off Patmon's helmet and the pair began fighting
• They also fought on sideline and teammates failed to separate the two players until quarterback Tony Romo calmed his top receiver
• Patmon said that he and Bryant are like 'brothers' and that the problem was 'squashed' when they hugged after practice

By Associated Press and Dailymail.com Reporter

Published: 00:55 EST, 3 August 2015 | Updated: 07:55 EST, 6 August 2015

Dez Bryant kept going after Dallas cornerback Tyler Patmon in a heated training camp skirmish that didn't end until quarterback Tony Romo finally stepped in and calmed his star receiver.

Bryant, 26, who has a history of sideline antics that include screaming at coaches and teammates, appeared to take a swing at Patmon after the two tangled during a play in 11-on-11 work late in practice Sunday.

The incident started when Patmon jarred Bryant's helmet loose during a play and Bryant responded by yanking off Patmon's helmet. 

Patmon, 24, threw a punch and backed away, and Bryant came back with a wild left hook before teammates separated them. The Cowboys posted video of the exchange on their website. 

Confrontation: Dallas Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant (unseen on right) and cornerback Tyler Patmon (No. 26) threw punches at each other during a practice confrontation that spilled over to the sideline (pictured)

Heated: Bryant said that he had been trash talking with Patmon before an incident where he took off the cornerback's helmet. Above, the receiver (center) yells on the sideline

The two tangled again on the sideline four minutes later after Bryant walked over to defensive players and began yelling.

He threw another punch and threw his mouth guard at his teammate. 

Romo eventually came over and got Bryant to move to a different part of the sideline, while Patmon stood with players and other team personnel nearby.

Bryant, the biggest star in this camp because he recently signed a five-year, $70million contract that ended his threat not to show up, said he and Patmon exchanged words for several plays before the skirmish.

When practice ended a few minutes later, coach Jason Garrett spoke briefly to Bryant, who then walked over to Patmon and hugged him while fans nearby cheered after earlier yelling at Bryant to calm down.

'I got a little bit overheated,' Bryant said. 'At the end of the day, that's something that you really need for a team, on a team. I'm just trying to win ballgames.'

'If you would’ve seen the play before, I was giving him a little bit of mouth, just talking a whole bunch of stuff to him,' he said, according to the Dallas Morning News. 

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, who had already left the practice field, wasn't bothered by the display.

He said he caught footage of it on television and said, 'Man, you'd have thought it was CNN featuring some big event going on.'

'That's training camp. That's not new,' Jones said. 'That's been happening at our training camp for years and years and years.'

'Squashing it': Bryant and Patmon later high-fived and hugged each other after the practice

Patman (left) is an undrafted second-year player still fighting for a roster spot. Bryant (right) is a star receiver

Jones also noted that it was just the second padded practice in front of a second straight bigger weekend crowd. 

The Cowboys drew 3,727 Sunday, many of whom cheered during the fight, after the first padded workout Saturday brought in 5,802 fans.

'The kind of atmosphere that we've worked to put together, and that atmosphere breeds that kind passion, it breeds that kind of excitement,' Jones said. 

'Sure enough, here comes some after-the-whistle action.'

Patmon is an undrafted second-year player still fighting for a roster spot a year after making the team with a strong camp and preseason. He played in 11 games and both of Dallas' playoff games.

Both players went to Oklahoma State, though they did not play at the same time.

'Oh, man, it's just brothers,' Patmon said. 'Brothers fight. That happens sometimes. We go at it. After that we squash it and it's over.'

Bryant, days removed from talking about the growth and maturity that led to his huge payday, bristled at the notion that he remains a focal point because of several sideline incidents. 

Brothers: Both of the players went to Oklahoma state, and Patmon said that training camp fighting is something that happens. Above, Bryant hugs Patmon in celebration of the latters interception and touchdown

Besides ranting at teammates and coaches, Bryant also left the field before the clock ran out in a particularly painful loss to Green Bay two years ago. 

Bryant said Garrett told him 'he wasn't going to get in between it and all of that.'

'Because he knows the kind of guy I am,' Bryant said. 

'This kind of stuff happens. I just hate the fact that when it's me, I know that I can get kind of animated with everything. 

'That's why a lot of focus is on me. It's really good for the team.'

Bryant, a first-round draft pick in 2010, also acknowledged that Patmon is an unsung player battling for attention. 

The Cowboys open their preseason on August 13 versus the San Diego Chargers.