Cardinals RB James Conner gets into a heated altercation with 49ers’ Talanoa Hufanga during NFL week 4 postgame

The San Francisco 49ers were among those few teams to possess a 3-0 record this season, and they extended it to 4-0 in the week 4 game. By clinching a 35-16 win over the Arizona Cardinals, the 49ers are highly anticipated to embark on a potential Super Bowl run this year.

In the match between San Francisco 49ers and Arizona Cardinals, emotions ran high, and it appears that tempers boiled over. In consequence, a huge brawl happened between the 49ers safety Talanoa Hufanga and the Cardinals running back James Conner.

Watch: NFL week 4 postgame brawl between James Conner and Talanoa Hufanga

The altercation between Conner and Hufanga began with a heated exchange of words, which quickly escalated into a physical confrontation. As snapped by Fox Sports’ cameras, the two players were involved in a dispute regarding something, and soon after that, the RB mushed the safety in the face with his left hand. Onlookers were stunned, and the Cardinals star was about to grab Talanoa again before both of them had to be separated by teammates.

While the exact cause of the altercation remains unclear, Hufanga revealed Conner was the first one to initiate the fight, and cited he was clueless about Conners’ behavior while saying respect should exist on the field.

“Honestly, I don’t know what he was on. Yeah, my man came up to me. It’s all good though. It’s all respect at the end of the day, it’s love for the game, but it wasn’t my thing. He just wanted to show me something. I honestly don’t know what he was trying to show me”, he said.

The safety recorded a total of five tackles in the match, including the incredible hit in the third quarter. Though the 23-year-old didn’t trash talk about his opponent, he made sure to give it back by delivering a jab at him and raised questions about the Arizona veteran’s performance.

49ers DT Javon Kinlaw’s response to James Conner and Talanoa brawl

The week 4 match was overall another bad day for the Arizona Cardinals as they fell to 1-3, and are currently in the fourth spot among the NFC West teams, with San Francisco being in the top position. Conner rushed for only 52 yards on the ground, one of his worst performances till now, and he managed to catch just one of two targets for four yards.

After failing to prove his caliber on the field and embracing defeat eventually, the vet might be very frustrated, and the aftermath of that led to the altercation with his opposite team’s safety. However, the 49ers defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw didn’t like what his rival team did with his fellow teammate.

The 25-year-old didn’t hold back from bashing the RB for shoving Talanoa in the face while commenting on a video of the incident that TheSFNiners posted on Instagram. He threw a two-word comment “Sucker Shit” to exert his pent-up frustration.

Though the NFL might not punish Conner for his recent action, the altercation signals the intensity football brings to the field, leading to emotional moments that can sometimes spill over into ugly fights. The San Francisco-based franchise will travel to Arizona to face off against the Cardinals in Week 15, and hence, fans might get to see another brawl between the two key players.