49ers’ Dre Greenlaw Ejected After Headbutting Helmetless Ernest Jones IV

Don’t you just love it when rivalries get renewed?

Dre Greenlaw, a linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers, was slapped with an ejection Sunday during second quarter action of a divisional clash against the Seattle Seahawks following a late hit and headbutt on the sideline of the defending Super Bowl champions.

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With 6:30 remaining in the first half, and San Francisco holding a 14-10 lead, Seattle quarterback Sam Darnold ran towards the Seahawks sideline, tallying a 5-yard gain before going out of boun… BOOM! And that’s when he got knocked by Greenlaw. (RELATED: Buckeyes’ Jeremiah Smith Makes Insane Catch That Should Guarantee His Status As Heisman Winner, No. 1 NFL Draft Pick)

Referees flagged the 49ers linebacker for the late hit, and a number of Seattle players surrounded him, with the group featuring Seahawks linebacker Ernest Jones IV. Jones and Greenlaw chirped at each other prior to the latter, still having his helmet on, leaning in and headbutting Jones while he was helmetless.

After they broke up the skirmish between the two sides, referees announced that Greenlaw was being ejected from the contest.

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The edge that Dre Greenlaw has is why fans love him and why the 49ers defense plays with such a swagger, there’s no doubt about that. But a headbutt to a helmetless opponent, and doing it on the opposing sideline at that, is dumb.

And the end result was Greenlaw leaving his team out to dry in a rivalry game. What exactly was accomplished here?

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Thoroughbred boneheadedness all around this situation.