It isn't uncommon for an NFL coach to yell at his quarterback through their headset during game action.

But the reason Kyle Shanahan did so with Mac Jones in the 49ers' Week 9 win over the New York Giants on Sunday was pretty unique for a quarterback.

Jones, speaking to reporters after practice Thursday, shared the amusing reason Shanahan had to raise his voice at him during a big third-and-1 conversion when the quarterback pushed All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey forward to help get the first down.

"Kyle always yells at me on the headset whenever I do that," Jones recalled, laughing. "It's just kind of my competitiveness. I've seen it so many times where there's like a pile of people and then it goes the other way and the refs spot it five yards back. I did one my rookie y

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