49ers’ Jauan Jennings Gets Into 2 Fights In 2 Plays In Season Finale, Costing Him Chance At 1000-Yard Season

In the season’s final game, San Francisco 49ers receiver Jauan Jennings and Arizona Cardinals cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting were ejected for fighting. For or Jennings, it was the second fight in two games: in the previous play, he fought with cornerback Starling Thomas.

They were costly fights. Jennings fell just 25 yards short of his first career 1,000-yard season after being ejected in the second quarter.

It was the second strange game in a row for Jennings. Last week, when the 49ers lost to the Detroit Lions, another incident involving Jennings surprised fans.

The 49ers drove down the field, eventually reaching a first and goal, when 49ers receiver got tangled up with Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold. A block turned into Jennings tossing Arnold to the ground after the whistle, and Lions safety Kerby Joseph immediately came to Arnold’s defense, tossing Jennings into the front row.

Jennings landed on a fan in a wheelchair, and Arnold capped off the bizarre play by slapping his facemask while he was prone.

The play concluded at net zero, with offsetting unnecessary roughness penalties on Jennings and Joseph. The next one would get San Francisco on the board, as Brock Purdy connected with rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall for six.

Jennings finished the game with seven catches for 67 yards.