NFL suspends Panthers' Tre'Von Moehrig one game for striking 49ers' Jauan Jennings in groin area

Carolina Panthers information Tre’Von Moehrig has been suspended for 1 crippled for striking San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jauan Jennings successful the groin country precocious successful the team’s 20-9 loss, the NFL announced Tuesday.

Late successful the 4th fourth and astatine the decision of a tally play, Moehrig punched Jennings successful the groin. Jennings doubled implicit successful symptom and backed away.

When the crippled ended, the 49ers wide receiver sought retired Moehrig and threw a punch astatine the antiaircraft back's head. Jennings had to beryllium pulled backmost by galore teammates and staffers. 

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Tre'Von Moehrig (7) of the Carolina Panthers during the crippled against the New York Jets astatine MetLife Stadium successful East Rutherford, New Jersey, connected Oct. 19, 2025. (Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Jennings said aft the crippled that helium was "just responding to immoderate childish behavior," and said the punch came retired of nowhere. 

"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."

Moehrig said the changeable to the groin country was a effect to the carnal play passim the game. 

49ERS WIDE RECEIVER PUNCHES PANTHERS PLAYER AFTER GAME FOLLOWING GROIN SHOT

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)

"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."

49ers caput manager Kyle Shanahan said helium was arrogant of the wide receiver for not reacting instantly aft helium was struck.

"(Moehrig) took a inexpensive changeable and deed him successful the balls, and I was existent arrogant of Jauan for not losing his caput retired determination and get him to the sideline," Shanahan said postgame successful a property conference. 

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The NFL said that Moehrig violated "Rule 12, Section 3, Article 1, which applies to ‘any enactment which is contrary to the mostly understood principles of sportsmanship,’ including others, ‘throwing a punch, oregon a forearm, oregon kicking astatine an opponent.’"

Moehrig is appealing his suspension, according to ESPN. If his entreaty is denied, helium volition miss the team’s upcoming crippled against the red-hot Los Angeles Rams. 

Jennings volition beryllium fined for his punch but not suspended, according to NFL Network. The 49ers could sick spend to suffer Jennings arsenic they caput into the last portion of the play astatine 8-4 and successful the midst of a heated playoff contention successful the NFC. 

Fox News' Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report. 

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