Cowboys and 49ers players exchange words during pre-game warmups

By Lawrence Dow

Updated January 22, 2023 5:02 PM

The Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers will square off in the last NFL Divisional Playoff game of the weekend.

Cowboys kicker Brett Maher was warming up when several 49ers players crowded his practice attempts.

This led to a confrontation between players from both teams in the middle of the field

A little brouhaha between the Cowboys and Niners as Brett Maher goes through his normal pregame work. A number of SF players would not move and led to some talking back and forth with ST coordinator John Fassel, injured LS Jake McQuade and P Bryan Anger. Got testy.
— Todd Archer (@toddarcher) January 22, 2023

49ers trying to punk and intimidate Brett Maher..won't give him space to warm up. Cowboys players tried to intervene.. pic.twitter.com/YSo9fuqoip
— Clarence Hill Jr (@clarencehilljr) January 22, 2023

Maher hopes to improve his play from last week when he set an NFL record for missed PATs in a game.

However, Maher struggled in warmups missing multiple kicks.

This prompted Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to come over to speak with Maher.

Maher just missed 2 more and Jerry Jones literally walked on to the field to talk to him. I have NEVER seen that before. https://t.co/GlMrnA0fjP
— Tim Kawakami (@timkawakami) January 22, 2023

This story was originally published January 22, 2023 at 4:55 PM.

Lawrence Dow

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Lawrence Dow is a digital sports reporter from Philadelphia. He graduated with a master’s degree in journalism from USC. He’s passionate about movies and is always looking for a great book. He covers the Texas Rangers and other sports.

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