The NFL season is officially over. However, it seems that some beef is still being carried over into the off-season.
The personal rivalry between Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter and offensive lineman Jon Feliciano of the San Francisco 49ers came to light on Tuesday.
Recently, Feliciano gained notoriety when he seemed to hold 49ers teammate Spencer Bufford accountable for an expensive error made during San Francisco’s Super Bowl LVIII defeat to the Kansas City Chiefs. According to Feliciano, the second-year athlete failed to make an important block that would have allowed quarterback Brock Purdy ample time to score in overtime. Rather, Mecole Hardman and Patrick Mahomes connected for the game-winning touchdown in overtime.
Later, Feliciano expressed regret to Burford. But as soon as Carter learned about the problem, the experienced 49ers player was thrust into fresh drama.
Carter shared a screenshot of the Feliciano-Burford exchange from X on Instagram. When the Eagles and 49ers played each other during the regular season, the rookie for the Eagles accused Feliciano of using offensive language in the post.
Carter wrote on Instagram Stories, “Same dude who spoke on my dead teammate and the reason I was emotional during our game mmh [sic].”
Carter stated that Feliciano made mention of Devin Willock, his Georgia teammate who passed away in a car accident in March of last year. Despite being a part of the collision, Carter escaped criminal prosecution.
Feliciano provided his version of events on Tuesday. The 49ers lineman stated that Carter’s verbal threats against Feliciano’s family while on the field was the reason he brought up Willock’s passing. In the weeks that followed, Feliciano further claimed that Carter had been threatening his family on social media.
“Dude laughed at me after receiving a flag, then he threatened to kill me three times and my kids would never see me again. I told you that I thought you had a body. Feliciano stated on X, “Then he kept posting my family and reaching out to my friends for weeks at a time.”
In his article, Feliciano stated that he trusted Carter’s promise to kill him since Carter had already caused the death of another person (the part about “you got a body”).
The way the NFC Championship Game played out the previous season left the 49ers and Eagles with a poor reputation. This most recent problem will probably spread the flames farther.
