But he was itching to get back. The suspension, which rolled right into the bye week, put him in flux, though.
“I feel like that week, I was able to recoup, get back a little bit healthy,” shared Moehrig. “So, it’s kind of good, but at the same time, I miss being here.”
The starting safety was serving a one week suspension following an NFL verdict that stated by issuing a punch against San Francisco wide receiver Jauan Jennings in the fourth-quarter of the Week 12 game, Moehrig had violated Rule 12, Section 3, Article 1, which applies to “any act which is contrary to the generally understood principles of sportsmanship, “including, among others, “throwing a punch, or a forearm, or kicking at an opponent.”
Moehrig appealed the suspension, but it was upheld. He seemingly received some support when Cleveland Browns defensive player Shelby Harris said the following week that Jennings made comments during the 49ers-Browns game that led Harris to see why Moehrig had reacted the way he did.
Moehrig was asked if Harris’s comments gave him any sort of validation, but he brushed the notion aside, saying only, “I don’t really have a comment on that.”