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'We're good': Shanahan speaks to 49ers about confrontation - ESPN

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — In the moments after his team's last-second win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan didn't necessarily feel the need to address what took place among wide receiver Deebo Samuel Sr., long snapper Taybor Pepper and kicker Jake Moody after Moody's third missed field goal of the game.

But as the Niners returned to the Bay Area on Sunday night and Shanahan began seeing the video of the sideline confrontation in which Samuel is seen shoving Pepper away as the two exchange words with Moody nearby, he had a change of heart.

On Monday, Shanahan said he «didn't think it was too big of a deal» but he still felt compelled to address what happened.

«I wanted to make sure I did and talked to the guys about it,» Shanahan said. "[I] talked to a number of guys on the team and we squashed it and we're good."

The incident in question happened with 3:13 to go in the Niners' eventual 23-20 victory. After Moody pushed a 44-yard field goal try wide right, Samuel approached him near the sideline. While Samuel said after the game that he was «frustrated» and «got out of character a little bit,» Pepper said Samuel was telling Moody to «lock in.» Pepper took exception to Samuel giving Moody advice in that situation, which led to the argument escalating.

For his part, Moody was nonplussed by the situation after the game, saying «I do have to make those kicks at the end of the day, so that's all I'm focused on.»

After Shanahan's conversations with his players on Monday, he didn't seem to have much of a problem with Samuel's reaction, likening it to how he talks to players who might be struggling at any point in a game.

«I think it was a little bit [of an] overreaction,» Shanahan

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