NFL bad boy Jauan Jennings back in the spotlight a week after punch-up as rival takes a shot at his parents: 'Said things you should never say to a man'

Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett piled in on the feud involving teammate Maliek Collins and San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jauan Jennings, who continues to cause controversy in the NFL.

Carolina Panthers safety Tre'von Moehrig last week punched Jennings in the groin, saying that the 49ers man was 'talking crazy' during their Monday night showdown. The NFL banned Moehrig for one game due to his actions.

But a week later, Moehrig has new friends in his corner in the shape of Browns duo Garrett and Shelby Harris. The pair were sticking up for injured teammte Collins, who was carted off the field with a quad injury. As he was being driven away, Jennings and Collins angrily exchanged words.

'I can't speak for how he was raised, but if you have nothing good to say, don't say something to somebody,' Garrett said of the incident after the game, which the Browns lost 26-8. 'So, he had a lot to say that was demeaning and disparaging towards some of our players. 

'And I was just trying to separate everybody. And I tried to go up and ask for what the problem was, and then he started coming at me and, I mean, some guys just roll like that. I don't feel like that belongs in the game.

'But, hey, if that works for him and them, then more power to him. But I'm just trying to keep my guys focused on the game and not worried about stuff outside of it because we're focused on what's on the field.'

Harris had a less diplomatic take, telling reporters in the locker room: 'I see why (Jennings) got punched in the nuts.

'He says some things that you should not say to another man ever. But I don't respect it because you say that, then run behind your O-line. That's some real soft s***, and I want that known.

'I see exactly why they punched your nuts. I'm surprised nobody punched him in the jaw yet.'

According to Cleveland.Com reporter Ashley Bastock, Harris added on his way out of the locker room: 'You don’t talk about people's wives and families.'

Jennings, 28, had four receptions for 39 yards and a touchdown in the game, as the 49ers moved to 9-4 for the season going into a bye week. He's in the second and final year of his $15.4m deal with the team.

Last week, Jennings appeared to slap Moehrig after getting hit below the belt at the end of his team's 20-9 win in Santa Clara.

One of Moehrig's teammates, linebacker Krys Barnes, was able to shove Jennings away from the safety and held him back from going after the player again. 

On a play earlier in the game, Moehrig and Jennings were blocking each other when it appeared Moehrig intentionally punched his counterpart between his legs. 

Garrett, meanwhile, last week confirmed his romance with US Olympic gold medal winner Chloe Kim. They shared a kiss on the sidelines before last week's win over Las Vegas Raiders, confirming rumors that they were an item.

Garrett agreed a new $160million, four-year contract with the Browns in the offseason in March, with a no-trade clause, weeks after publicly requesting one.

He had released a statement on February 3 asking to leave the Browns organization and saying he wanted to compete for a Super Bowl instead of enduring another rebuild. 

But on March 9, he had put to pen-to-paper on a new long-term deal to stay in Cleveland.

The Niners face the 1-11 Tennessee Titans after their bye week - the Browns also play the Titans this coming weekend.