49ers wide receiver punches Panthers player after game following groin shot

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jauan Jennings got into a scrap with Carolina Panthers antiaircraft backmost Tre’von Moehrig aft their crippled connected Monday night.

Jennings threw a punch astatine Moehrig aft the last whistle sounded successful San Francisco’s 20-9 victory. He said it was successful effect to Moehrig hitting him beneath the loop precocious successful the crippled – a infinitesimal that was caught by ESPN’s cameras during the broadcast.

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Jauan Jennings #15 of the San Francisco 49ers is separated from Tre'von Moehrig #7 of the Carolina Panthers aft the crippled astatine Levi's Stadium connected Nov. 24, 2025 successful Santa Clara, California. (Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)

49ers unit held Jennings backmost from escalating the concern further.

"I was conscionable responding to immoderate childish behavior," Jennings said aft the game.

Moehrig said the groin-area changeable was successful effect to carnal play aft the whistle and trash speech passim the game. He acknowledged that he’s apt to beryllium fined for his actions.

"He was pushing maine successful the backmost and stuff, so, you know. That’s truly each it was," Moehrig said. "There truly isn’t overmuch to it. It was conscionable that, you cognize what I’m saying? Like I said, I’ll instrumentality that one. He wanted to bash a small soiled stuff, so. ... It is what it is man."

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jauan Jennings celebrates aft a drawback against the Carolina Panthers during the 2nd fractional an NFL shot game, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, successful Santa Clara, California. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

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Jennings suggested the stroke from Moehrig caught him disconnected guard.

"It was conscionable retired of nowhere," Jennings said. "It’s astir apt conscionable the past of maine playing ball. I play hard. I’m physically stronger than a batch of DBs retired there. A batch of things hap successful betwixt the whistle with maine astatine least."

Panthers caput manager Dave Canales said helium would "get to the bottom" of the situation. 49ers caput manager Kyle Shanahan said helium was "proud" of Jennings for "not losing his caput retired there."

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Jennings, who is the 49ers’ apical receiver successful the lack of Brandon Aiyuk, whitethorn beryllium suspended for his punch. Detroit Lions antiaircraft backmost Brian Branch was suspended earlier this twelvemonth for punching Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster aft a game.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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