Greenlaw ejected for head-butting helmetless Jones in 49ers-Seahawks — SkimNews
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- Dre Greenlaw was ejected with 6:30 left in the first half after a late hit on Sam Darnold along the Seattle sideline, sparking a confrontation with Seahawks players including Ernest Jones IV, whom Greenlaw head-butted while still wearing his helmet and Jones was not.
- The San Francisco 49ers held a 14-10 lead at the time of the ejection; rookie Jaden Dugger stepped in at weakside linebacker and Luke Gifford moved to the strong side, and San Francisco closed out a 32-29 win.
- Greenlaw has now been ejected three times in his career — previously disqualified for a late hit on Justin Herbert in 2022 and for a 2023 sideline dustup against the Philadelphia Eagles.
- Greenlaw was fined $11,941 by the NFL on Saturday for unsportsmanlike conduct after last week's win over Denver, in which he repeatedly yelled at the Broncos' sideline and head coach Sean Payton throughout the game.
- CBS Sports and the lead outlet framed the incident identically as a head-butt-triggered ejection, with neither headline surfacing Greenlaw's existing fine or the broader three-game pattern of sideline confrontations.
Why it matters: Greenlaw's ejection is his third career disqualification and comes one day after an $11,941 fine for similar sideline behavior, establishing a documented pattern of escalating sideline confrontations that now spans two teams' games and could draw further NFL discipline beyond the automatic fine tied to ejection.
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