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NFL Suspends Dre Greenlaw One Game for Headbutting Incident
Confirmed
In Short: The NFL has suspended San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw for one game after he headbutted Seattle Seahawks linebacker Ernest Jones during a sideline confrontation.
The NFL announced on Monday that Greenlaw will miss the 49ers' Week 6 matchup against the Washington Commanders due to unsportsmanlike conduct during Sunday's game against the Seattle Seahawks.
During the second quarter of the 49ers' 32-29 victory, Greenlaw was ejected after headbutting Jones, who was not wearing a helmet, violating Rule 12, Section 3, Article 1, which applies to acts contrary to sportsmanship.
The incident occurred after Greenlaw drew a flag for a late hit on Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold on the Seattle sideline and was confronted by several Seahawks players, including Jones.
Greenlaw had three tackles before being disqualified from the game, and the league noted that his actions were a violation of the generally understood principles of sportsmanship.
Greenlaw has a history of ejections and suspensions, including a one-game ban last year while with the Denver Broncos and another for unsportsmanlike conduct in 2022.
In five games this season, Greenlaw has recorded 37 tackles and one forced fumble.
The NFL Players’ Association allows Greenlaw to appeal the suspension, and sources told ESPN that he is planning to do so.
The appeal will be heard and decided upon by either Derrick Brooks, Jordy Nelson, Ron Rivera, or James Thrash, the hearing officers jointly appointed and compensated by the NFL and NFLPA.
Greenlaw has eight career unnecessary roughness penalties and four personal-foul facemask penalties in 77 games.
San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan praised Greenlaw's performance against the Broncos but acknowledged the need for better behavior in confrontational situations.
What this adds
Greenlaw's suspension is the latest in a series of disciplinary actions against him, highlighting ongoing issues with his conduct on the field.
What's confirmed
- Greenlaw was ejected after headbutting Jones on the sideline pic.twitter.com/N8M1ucPWfD "During the second quarter, Greenlaw used his helmet to headbutt Seattle linebacker Ernest Jones IV, who was not wearing a helmet, violating Rule 12, Section 3, Article 1, which applies to 'any act which is contrary to the generally understood principles of sportsmanship,'" the league said in its statement.
- San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw has been suspended for one game without pay after he was ejected during the 49ers' 32-29 victory over the Seattle Seahawks, per the NFL.
- The NFL suspended San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw one game on Monday for unsportsmanlike conduct during Sunday's game against the Seattle Seahawks.
- "Any appeal will be heard and decided upon by either Derrick Brooks, Jordy Nelson, Ron Rivera, or James Thrash, the hearing officers jointly appointed and compensated by the NFL and NFLPA to decide appeals of on-field player discipline," the NFL said in its statement.
What's still developing
- Greenlaw has also been ejected multiple times before, including in 2022 following a helmet-to-helmet hit on Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert, and later that same year in the playoffs, when he threw a jab at Philadelphia Eagles head of security Dom DiSandro.
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- That came after he aggressively ran after an official while yelling at them following a game-winning field goal.
- As the two players met face-to-face, Greenlaw head-butted the helmetless Jones, leading to his ejection.
- The scuffle began after Greenlaw bumped Sam Darnold as the quarterback reached the sideline on a scramble.
- However, the NFL has taken further action over the incident, handing Greenlaw a one-game suspension, reported insider Adam Schefter.
- Momentum carried Greenlaw to Seattle’s sideline, where he found himself surrounded by a large group of opposing players, presumably instigating him for the hit he’d just put on Darnold.
- “I tried to get there as fast as I could,” Warner said Sunday.
- Greenlaw, who's also been fined six times in his career, received a punishment of nearly $12,000 last week for taunting the Denver Broncos' sideline.
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