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NFL World Reacts to Intense Verbal Confrontation Between San Francisco 49ers Defensive Tackle And Longtime Sportswriter

Published 05/25/2022, 7:49 AM EDT

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Recently, the Niners defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw was engaged in a heated verbal exchange with the Sports Illustrated reporter Grant Cohn. He covers for the San Francisco 49ers and represents himself as quality control for the organization. This incident raged to such an extent that Kinlaw couldn’t control his emotions and became violent over an alleged issue that hampered his public identity.

Cohn uploaded two videos on Tuesday, wherein he narrated the incident through one of them. It seemed the DT wasn’t happy with the way he got projected and joined the reporter for a five-minute chat on his YouTube channel. Initially, it felt like Kinlaw was trying to clear the facts, but in the latter part, things got intense.

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The 24-year-old was upset and went on to rage his emotions over Cohn. “Stop talking about people like people don’t have families,” Kinlaw said.

The Niners sidelined the defensive tackle during the 2021 season after he incurred a serious knee injury in October. He underwent surgery, keeping him out of the camp for an entire season.

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However, he was successful in registering eight tackles and a quarterback hit through four games that year. Kinlaw was selected by the Niners in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft.

In his first two seasons, Kinlaw played for an overall 18 games and recorded 41 tackles and 1.5 sacks. However, the way in which Cohn criticized him is speculated as to the potential reason for Kinlaw’s reactions against him.

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Interestingly, this was not the first time Cohn was under the radar and had faced the heat of players outside the field. A few years ago, in 2012, Cohn was called out by the Offensive tackle Anthony Davis for harshly criticizing him. The reporter has been covering for the Niners since 2011. His father, Lowell, also played a similar role for decades in his career.

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Even though Cohn attracts a huge fan base for his reporting style and on-the-point spirited criticisms, this time, the situation seems a bit gloomy for him. The fans openly weighed on both sides and reacted to the situation. A Twitter user took Kinlaw’s side and said why he despised the reporter.

However, another user lashed at Kinlaw for his reactions.

Wrey Wance made a funny tweet sharing a comic snippet.

While this user has a bit of a special advice for Kinlaw.

Warriorsworld shared the video snippet.

Brad was concerned about Kinlaw and made his point on the matter.

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While Gurshan Singh had a suggestion for Javon Kinlaw.

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Further updates on the matter are yet to come. In the coming days, things might get more intense for the Cohn as well as Kinlaw.

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Deepesh Nair is an NFL author at EssentiallySports. Having started his career in journalism as a trending news writer, he has published around 500 articles for various media portals. Although Deepesh comes from a Computer Science background, his fondness for writing has persuaded him to create his career in it.
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