San Francisco 49ers working again Jordan Mason might should go for some additional media coaching after Monday evening.
Mason, 25, changed star RB Christian McCaffrey on Monday who was dominated out an hour earlier than kickoff due to a sore calf and Achilles tendon that has hampered him all summer time.
And the younger working again did way more than simply fill in for McCaffrey, as he ran for 147 yards and a landing within the 49ers’ 32-19 win over Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets.
However along with his new-found fame, additionally comes questions from the media, and one might have tripped Mason up.
After the sport, Mason was interviewed by ESPN’s Lisa Salters the place she requested the working again when he knew he was beginning instead of McCaffrey.
“Possibly Friday, Friday evening,” Mason mentioned. “One thing like that.”
His remark rapidly made noise throughout the NFL panorama as many questioned why if he knew he was beginning on Friday, McCaffrey was solely dominated out an hour earlier than the sport?
McCaffrey was listed as questionable heading into the sport.
Within the post-game presser, Mason was as soon as once more requested when he knew he was beginning, and altered his reply and his tone.
“That query proper there’s why I’m mad,” Mason instructed reporters. “That’s why I don’t like speaking to the media. Since you say one factor mistaken after which, you understand. I don’t know, simply skip that query.”
49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan denied telling Mason that he was going to start out after the sport.
“I by no means instructed Jordan he was going to start out,” Shanahan instructed reporters. “I instructed him he needed to be prepared a bunch.”
We might by no means know the complete fact, because the 49ers will definitely be in full cleanup mode and try to de-escalate the scenario.
Whether or not the NFL appears to be like into the scenario as a result of Mason’s feedback stays to be seen.