Moody said it was just something that happened in the “heat of the moment” and he didn’t need an apology.

Shanahan essentially agreed with the sentiment, saying he didn’t like the physical contact between Samuel and his teammates but said Samuel had no ill intentions.

“I like Pep’s intentions on it, he’s got his kicker’s back,” Shanahan said. “But I think he kind of interpreted wrong what Deebo was doing to him and overreacted a little bit. Deebo didn’t like that and got him out of his face, and that’s really about where it ended.”

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