Battlehawks vs. Defenders XFL game erupts in brawl helmet th

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The XFL is officially back, baby.The 2000 iteration of the league gained notoriety for all sorts of tomfoolery, and while the last two weeks of the new spring league avoided such shenanigans, the Week 3 Defenders-Battlehawks matchup harkened back to days of yore.The two undefeated squads played a chippy game, with the Defenders holding off the Battlehawks 34-28 in D.C. The pa sion boiled over in the closing seconds, after the Battlehawks' Alex Wilson Jersey last-ditch effort at keeping the game alive came up short.MORE: After the whistle was blown, tensions boiled over, leading to a brawl and multiple ejections. You can take a gander at the blowup here:A scuffle broke out towards the end of the Defenders vs. Battlehawks game NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) In the video, you can see a Defenders helmet getting chucked, while a Battlehawks coach is very, very heated with an opposing player. The broadcast later showed St. Louis head coach Anthony Becht screaming at Tory Ryan Braun Jersey Woodbury, his special teams coordinator/tight ends coach.Officials struggled to get control of the melee. On the very last snap of the game a Defenders kneeldown a Battlehawks lineman knifed through the middle of the line to attempt to disrupt the snap. That led to more pushing and shoving, but no more flags. Officials called the game soon after.MORE: When the dust from the dustup had settled, multiple players where ejected, starting with the Defenders' Francis Bernard and Battlehawks running back Brian Hill. Defenders offensive lineman Rod Taylor was also given a head start on a shower for throwing a penalty flag.So, while the Battlehawks were handed their first L of the 2023 season, maybe they wound up with two.