A tweet by San Francisco 49ers lineman Jon Feliciano about his Super Bowl LVIII injury replacement led to accusations of death threats between himself and Philadelphia Eagles rookie DL Jalen Carter.
Feliciano was sidelined in the third quarter of the Big Game due to a pec injury, and was replaced by Spencer Burford. Feliciano blamed Burford, a second-year player, for missing a block on Kansas City Chiefs star Chris Jones during a drive that led to San Fran settling for a field goal instead of a TD.
Subsequently, Carter entered the dispute, claiming on Instagram Story that Felicano had disparaged him for the January 2023 vehicle accident that claimed the lives of a staff member and one of his old Georgia teammates. (Carter, the ninth overall choice in the 2023 NFL Draft, entered a plea of not guilty to charges of reckless driving. He was also sentenced to 80 hours of community service, a year of probation, and a $1,000 fine.)
In response, Feliciano claimed that Carter had threatened to kill him during their Week 13 encounter.
“If you dish it you gotta be able to take it,” Feliciano said. “He talked about my kids, I made that reference. I lost a friend to an accident too so I understand why he was upset. I did feel bad thought about apologizing until he started posting my kids on his IG then I had to get NFL involved.”
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