49ers star receiver Deebo Samuel took a swipe at a pair of his own teammates on Sunday as frustrations boiled over following another missed field goal.
After his third missed field goal of the day, Samuel decided it was time to confront his teammate, Jake Moody, about his struggles in the kicking game. Long snapper Taybor Pepper, standing beside Moody, evidently took exception to how Samuel handled the conversation and intervened. This effort to stick up for this teammate earned Pepper a shove in the neck from Samuel.
Moody did, however, kick the 44-yard game-winner that sealed the deal for the 9ers. After the game, Samuel seemed to want to put the incident behind him.
“Normally, I don’t even get like that, but just frustrated in the heat of battle. You know, really close game, and I kind of got out of character a little bit,” Samuel said. “I’ll talk to Moody, and…