In today’s NFL, every little detail that goes on in practice -- from minicamp to training camp -- gets picked apart, the finest detail examined to see what it could mean on the field.

That wasn’t always the case. Sometimes, teammates could get into a huge brawl in the locker room -- with chairs flying -- and have it escape the public eye. That’s what happened to the Pittsburgh Steelers before the 2000 season.

Ed Bouchette of The Athletic delved into the story of a crazy locker room brawl that occurred after minicamp practice on June 7, 2000 at Three Rivers Stadium.

According to Bouchette, it started when linebacker Earl Holmes and halfback Richard Huntley exchanged blows during practice -- not a terribly uncommon event when things get heated. However, it escalated in the locker room when the players went at it again, eventually bursting “into a full-on locker-room donnybrook” in which players were swinging chairs.

Punter Josh Miller, who played for the New England Patriots from 2004-2006, was in the locker room at the time.

“I’ve never been so scared in my life, and I’m from Jersey,” Miller said to The Athletic. “As it broke out, you saw chairs flying. It was incredible. I’ve never seen anything like it."

The fight occurred well before social media picked up, resulting in it flying under the radar. Heck, it was so long ago that Tom Brady was only in his rookie season with the Patriots.

However, Miller -- who played in Pittsburgh from 1996-2003 -- says it was probably a good thing for a frustrated Steelers team that had needed to vent for a while.

“It actually brought the team closer,” Miller said to The Athletic. “I know that sounds ridiculous and impossible. People said if you had such great leadership in the room, why would that happen? But it almost had to. It’s almost like in the Godfather: Every 10 years this has to happen. It cleans the streets. That’s exactly what it was like. You understood it, it happened and it actually brought us closer together.”

The Steelers were coming off a 6-10 season in 1999 heading into that training. Apparently, the fight was part of a positive trend under head coach Bill Cowher. Pittsburgh improved to 9-7 the following year and 13-3 in 2001.