Dre Greenlaw’s afternoon against the Seahawks ended the wrong way in a hurry.
The 49ers linebacker was ejected in the second quarter after a sideline confrontation turned into a headbutt to the face of Seahawks linebacker Ernest Jones IV, who was not wearing a helmet. The hit drew a reaction fast, and it left Jones bleeding from the face before officials stepped in.
The sequence started with 6:04 left in the second quarter, when Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold scrambled for a five-yard gain toward the Seattle sideline. Greenlaw chased the play, then added an extra push after Darnold had already stepped out of bounds. That late hit brought a 15-yard personal foul flag from the officials.
From there, things escalated near the Seahawks bench. Multiple Seattle players came over to confront Greenlaw, and the exchange quickly turned into a shouting match between Greenlaw and Jones.
Greenlaw still had his helmet on. Jones did not.
Greenlaw then leaned in and headbutted Jones in the face, triggering an immediate stoppage as officials moved in to separate the players and review the non-football act. The league office then informed the referees to disqualify Greenlaw, and the 49ers defender was ejected from the game.
The ejection added another ugly moment to a stretch that has already put Greenlaw in the spotlight for the wrong reasons. Two weeks ago, after San Francisco’s 24-14 win over the Denver Broncos, he confronted head coach Sean Payton at midfield during the handshake line and shouted, “Hey! You get the f- off my field!”
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