49ers LB Dre Greenlaw earns ejection after late hit leads to scuffle
The 49ers will play the rest of their Week 5 game against the Seahawks without their linebacker.
In a crucial NFC West matchup, San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw was ejected from Sunday's game against the Seattle Seahawks due to a late hit on quarterback Sam Darnold and a subsequent headbutt on Seahawks linebacker Ernest Jones. Greenlaw, who had started all four games for San Francisco this season and entered the match with 34 tackles and one forced fumble, made contact with Darnold as the latter scrambled out of the pocket and up the Seattle sideline.
However, the initial penalty for a late hit seemed to escalate when Seahawks players confronted Greenlaw as he attempted to return to the game. In response, Greenlaw headbutted Jones, who was confronting him without his helmet on, resulting in Greenlaw's ejection from the game. With the game's outcome determining which team retains the division lead, San Francisco will now have to play without one of their starting linebackers for the remainder of the contest.
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