SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS star Jauan Jennings avoided severe punishment for two separate altercations against the Arizona Cardinals.
The Cardinals finished the season with a big 47-24 victory over the 49ers two weeks ago at the State Farm Stadium.
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San Francisco 49ers star Jauan Jennings got into it with Arizona Cardinals ace Starling Thomas[/caption]
Jennings also got into a scrap with Sean Murphy-Bunting on the following play[/caption]
Jennings avoided a fine, unlike both of his rivals, despite being ejected[/caption]
Jennings, 27, ended up cutting quite a controversial figure as he was involved in two intense scraps against the hosts.
The San Francisco star got into it with Starling Thomas in the second quarter after the two heavyweights ran into each other.
On the following play, it was Sean Murphy-Bunting who exchanged blows with Jennings.
That melee led to both NFL stars getting ejected from the match.
Thomas, 24, ended up picking up a fine worth $5,083 (£4,190) for unnecessary roughness.
Murphy-Bunting, 27, on the other hand, was fined $11,817 (£9,739).
Jennings, though, wasn’t slapped with a fine at all despite being sent off with just 25 yards left before hitting the 1,000-yard receiving mark.
The wide receiver addressed the controversy during his post-match interview.
Jennings said: “The second one, just a normal pancake in a book of football.
“I took him to the ground and I tried to get up and he wouldn’t let me get up.
“[He] Just kept grabbing my jersey, grabbing my face mask as much as he could. Anything to grab me and I was just trying to get him off of me.”
NFL division round schedule
Sat 18 Jan, 4.30 pm ET (ESPN/ABC) – Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs
Sat 18 Jan, 8 pm ET (Fox) – Washington Commanders at Detroit Lions
Sun 19 Jan, 3 pm ET (NBC) – TBC at Philadelphia Eagles
Sun 19 Jan, 6.30 pm ET (CBS) – Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills
