The 49ers whipped the Cardinals on the field Monday night, and San Francisco cornerback Charvarius Ward added insult to defeat by bashing Arizona wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins in a postgame interview.
Ward frequently defended Hopkins often during the game, and Hopkins enjoyed a strong first-half performance, tallying seven catches for 77 yards. However, Ward and the 49ers limited Hopkins to two catches for 14 yards in the second half. The Cardinals wideout also received a taunting penalty.
After the 49ers completed their 38-10 dismantling of the Cardinals, Ward sounded off on Hopkins in an interview with KNBR-AM, going so far as to call the wide receiver a “steroid boy” in reference to his six-game suspension for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs.