San Francisco 49ers star Dre Greenlaw was ejected from his team’s divisional showdown against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.
The linebacker was tossed during the second quarter after he sparked a heated confrontation on the Seattle sideline and shockingly headbutted an opponent.
Greenlaw was initially called for a personal foul for a late hit on Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold with 6:23 left in the second quarter.
However, he did not stop there. The Niners player continued to spark tensions as he found himself surrounded by Seahawks players following his pursuit of their quarterback.
He then became embroiled in a heated exchange with Seahawks middle linebacker Ernest Jones IV.
But the verbal clash then turned physical when Greenlaw, still wearing his helmet, headbutted a helmetless Jones.
San Francisco 49ers star Dre Greenlaw headbutted a helmetless Ernest Jones IV
The linebacker was ejected from the clash against the Seattle Seahawks for the incident
Jones appeared to briefly grab Greenlaw’s facemask causing the Niners linebacker to retaliate with his headbutt to Seahawks star’s unprotected skull.
Greenlaw was then ejected for the incident, leaving San Francisco without its No. 2 linebacker for the remainder of the game.
Luke Gifford entered in place of Greenlaw, whose 15-yard penalty helped put Seattle in position for a field goal to cut the 49ers’ advantage to 14-13 shortly before halftime.
It was not the first time that Greenlaw has found himself tossed from a game throughout his NFL career.
He was ejected during a December 3, 2023, game against the Philadelphia Eagles when he scuffled with Eagles chief security officer Dom DiSandro.
Both DiSandro and Greenlaw were ejected in the third quarter of the 49ers’ win over the Eagles, as the Philly staffer tried to break up a scuffle and Greenlaw made contact with his face.
Greenlaw instigated chaos after body slamming DeVonta Smith out of bounds near Philly’s sideline, which resulted in a penalty.
Then, DiSandro, who’s worked for the Eagles for the last 28 years, pushed away Greenlaw while the 49ers star and Smith exchanged words. Greenlaw then poked a few fingers into DiSandro’s face.
Greenlaw sparked the sideline fracas after a late hit on Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold
Greenlaw was also hit with a $11,941 fine for unsportsmanlike conduct during last week’s win against the Denver Broncos.
During the first quarter of the game against his former team, Greenlaw had a brief exchange with head coach Sean Payton on the sidelines after making a tackle, appearing to taunt the Broncos chief.
‘I just pointed at him, to be honest,’ Greenlaw told reporters after the game. ‘I love all the players. Every single person that’s on that field over there. It was nothing.
‘There were a couple of them that weren’t there last year [and] they got to talk. But everybody else that I was with out there last year, for the most part, they know how to play the game. So it’s all love and respect.’
