49ers' Jauan Jennings pays a heavy price for play that summed up who he is ahead of bid for new milestone
Jauan Jennings is hoping to receive reward for a breakout 2024 season on Sunday in the form of his first 1,000-yard season. But the San Francisco 49ers wideout got some bad news ahead of their season finale with the Arizona Cardinals. Jennings was issued with a fine of $11,817 after being flagged for unnecessary roughness […]
Jauan Jennings is hoping to receive reward for a breakout 2024 season on Sunday in the form of his first 1,000-yard season.
But the San Francisco 49ers wideout got some bad news ahead of their season finale with the Arizona Cardinals.
Jennings was issued with a fine of $11,817 after being flagged for unnecessary roughness in the first quarter of Monday's loss to the Detroit Lions.
He was penalized on a play that saw him block Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold out of the back of the endzone, which resulted in a scuffle between Jennings, Arnold and Detroit safety Kerby Joseph. Arnold and Joseph were also hit with fines.
It was a play that summed up who Jennings is as a player, as Kyle Shanahan articulated after their Week 14 win over the Chicago Bears.
“Jauan goes as hard as he can in every single situation," said Shanahan. "Doesn't matter whether the ball is in his hands. He's running around or he's blocking, doesn't matter whether it's a deep throw, an underneath throw in practice or in games. Jauan is always just going 100 miles an hour and playing as physical as he can."
On this occasion, Jennings has paid a heavy price for his commitment to going as hard as he can on every play. However, if he gets the 77 yards he needs for 1,000 yards, his fine will soon be forgotten.
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