San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw launched a profanity-laced tirade at reporter Grant Cohn on Tuesday night after an interaction at practice earlier in the day.
Cohn, who writes for Sports Illustrated's All 49ers blog, detailed a confrontation during the OTA session where the Niners player allegedly knocked the hat off his head:
Later in the day, Kinlaw jumped on a video call with Cohn, where he questioned his reporting style and went off on a expletive-filled rant that included telling Cohn to "stop f--king playing with me" (warning: strong language):
The reporter posted a message on Twitter after the exchange, saying he felt threatened:
Grant CohnJavon Kinlaw to me just now: "Stop playing with me.