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At the end of a Monday Night Football contest between the San Francisco 49ers and the Carolina Panthers, 49ers star Jauan Jennings was seen getting into an altercation with his opponent.
The Niners won the game over Carolina 20-9 at home in California as the two teams went to shake hands.
But as Jennings made his way through the crowd, he suddenly and violently lashed out at Panthers safety Tre'von Moehring.
One of Moehring's teammates, linebacker Krys Barnes, was able to shove Jennings away from the safety and held him back from going after the player again.
The source of Jennings' anger wasn't immediately apparent, however, the ESPN broadcast was able to find what ticked the receiver off.
On a play earlier in the game, Moehring and Jennings were blocking each other when it appeared Moehring intentionally punched his counterpart between his legs.
Niners wide receiver Jauan Jennings was seen slapping Panthers safety Tre'von Moehring
Earlier in the game, Moehring appeared to punch Jennings below the belt - leading to the receiver to double over in pain from the blow, possibly leading to retaliation later
Jennings was seen doubled over in pain while holding both hands over his privates in agony.
He also appeared to appeal to an official for any kind of penalty flag, but that did not appear to materialize.
After both players went to their respective locker rooms, they addressed the situation.
Moehring told reporters that Jennings was trash talking him and shoved him in the back, 'There really ain't nothing much to it... I'll take that one, he wanted to do a little dirty stuff, so, it is what it is man.'
Jennings separately said to reporters in his locker room, 'The TV gon' tell you what happened, man. I was just responding to... to me, some childish behavior.'
Niners coach Kyle Shanahan was also asked about the postgame shoving match: 'The guy took a cheap shot and hit him in the balls. I was real proud of Jauan for not losing his mind out there.'
Jennings had an impactful evening for San Francisco - delivering the first points of the game.
The ESPN cameras caught the moment where Moehring delivered the unwarranted blow
Quarterback Brock Purdy - who has made a full return and recovery from injury - found the veteran wide receiver out of Tennessee for a 12-yard touchdown completion to open the contest.
Carolina and San Francisco would trade field goals to make it a 10-3 game at the half.
Out of the midway point, Niners running back Christian McCaffrey ran in for the second San Francisco touchdown of the evening to make it 17-3.
While a Carolina pitch-and-catch to rookie Tetairoa McMillan cut the game close, a made field goal from the Niners and a missed kick from the Panthers led to another San Francisco win.
The win moves the NFC West powerhouse squad to 8-4 on the season.
