SAN FRANCISCO, CA - DECEMBER 1: Tight end Vernon Davis #85 of the San Francisco 49ers walks on the field after his game against the St. Louis Rams on December 1, 2013 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California. The 49ers defeated the Rams 23-13 (Photo by Stephen Lam/Getty Images)
Vernon Davis dismissed published reports of two clashes with teammate Joe Staley. Stephen Lam Getty Images
San Francisco 49ers tight end Vernon Davis disputed reports that he has been involved in a pair of skirmishes with left tackle Joe Staley over the past month.
"I don't recall that," Davis said Thursday. "I don't know where that's coming from. It's funny to me."
A blog posted on BayAreaSportsGuy.com reported that Davis and Staley clashed during a team meeting on Oct. 6 and had another skirmish following a loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Oct. 22. The latter incident reportedly occurred after Davis criticized Colin Kaepernick and Staley defended the beleaguered quarterback.
"No, I didn't call Kap out," Davis said. "I don't know where you got that from. I didn't call Kap out at all. It's not my job or my role to call Kap out. I let coaches do that."
The first squabble, according to the report, was a result of Staley questioning the severity of a knee injury that caused Davis to sit out two games - losses to the Green Bay Packers and New York Giants. Davis again denied there was acrimony between them.
"He's been like a brother to me," Davis said of Staley. "If anything happens with me and Joe, we're going to be brothers. It doesn't matter. I can't recall us getting into something where he was mad at me; I was mad at him. I've never been mad at Joe. Ever. Maybe upset over some things."
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