Panthers safety Tre’von Moehrig has been suspended for hitting 49ers receiver Jauan Jennings in the groin after a play in the fourth quarter of San Francisco’s 20-9 “Monday Night Football” win.
After the game, Jennings walked over to Moehrig and slapped him in the face, leading to players and coaches stepping in to separate them in a wild scene.
Moehrig is appealing the one-game unsportsmanlike conduct ban, which would see him miss Sunday’s game against the Rams.
Panthers safety Tre’von Moehrig Scott Kinser-Imagn Images
The NFL said Moehrig violated “Rule 12, Section 3, Article 1, which applies to ‘any act which is contrary to the generally understood principles of sportsmanship,’ including, among others, ‘throwing a punch, or a forearm, or kicking at an opponent.'”
The 26-year-old s

New York Post Sports

NBC Bay Area Dixon News
Queen City News North Carolina
WCNC Charlotte
NFL Atlanta Falcons
Montana Sports
Wausau Daily Herald
WUSA 9 Sports
NBC News NFL
NFL News
People Human Interest
Newsday
Deadline Detroit
Bozeman Daily Chronicle Sports
CBS Colorado Business