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Deommodore Lenoir hilariously admitted at Wednesday night\u2019s Dwight Clark Legacy Series event that he went without speaking to 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan for a year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t talk to him for about a year because I was so nervous,\u201d the cornerback said. \u201cI didn\u2019t want to upset him.\u201d<\/p>\n

But how did Lenoir, the 2025 Dwight Clark Award winner, find himself in this situation? Leave it to no other than last year\u2019s award winner, George Kittle, to explain in front of the eager crowd in San Jose.<\/p>\n

\u201cI called Coach Shanahan on my drive over and asked him, and he gave me two stories,\u201d Kittle prefaced about searching for \u201cgood teammate\u201d stories regarding Lenoir leading up to the event. \u201cOne was he\u2019s always loved how DMo plays football and how aggressive he is. He really remembered the time in rookie minicamp when DMo jammed a guy at the line of scrimmage, and you\u2019re not supposed to put hands on each other.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd he (Lenoir) posted a video about it and got Kyle fined $100,000. That was one story.\u201d<\/p>\n

That sure was a story.<\/p>\n

Lenoir not only violated league protocol but also posted the evidence to social media, earning Shanahan a hefty fine. That is one way for a rookie \u2013 which Lenoir was in 2021 \u2013 to humorously earn a coach\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n

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Fortunately, Kittle had another, much calmer story to relay from Shanahan about Lenoir.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe other one, which I completely agree with, is just how DMo is every single day,\u201d Kittle said on behalf of Shanahan. \u201cNobody has to hype him up. He brings 100-percent effort, he brings 100-percent energy, every single day. And when you have someone that does that and loves their craft and also loves the game of football, it brings everyone around them along the way with them.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo all the [defensive backs], young guys, the D-line, when you go out and see DMo hitting people, getting interceptions, talking smack to guys, that energy is infectious, and everybody wants to bring that energy just like DMo does. He\u2019s an inspiration to a bunch of guys on the team; he\u2019s an inspiration to a lot of guys that watch him, many of the fans who watch him. [He\u2019s] just such a great teammate, leading by example. This guy is one of the best to do it. So congratulations, DMo.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lenoir is a leader who doesn\u2019t need any motivation \u2013 just look at his 265 career tackles and six interceptions over four seasons for proof.<\/p>\n

But the 2025 Dwight Clark Award winner still is human, as reflected by his hilarious fear and silence toward Shanahan for an entire year.<\/p>\n

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