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10/12/2026 01:31:00
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10/12 13:30 CDT NFL suspends 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw 1 game for head butt
NFL suspends 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw 1 game for head butt
By JOSH DUBOW
AP Pro Football Writer
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) --- San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw was
suspended for one game after head-butting Seattle's Ernest Jones IV following a
late hit on the Seahawks sideline.
The NFL issued the suspension on Monday, saying the head butt of a player
without a helmet during Sunday's 32-29 win against Seattle was "contrary to the
generally understood principles of sportsmanship."
Greenlaw will miss San Francisco's game next Monday night against Washington
pending an appeal.
Greenlaw has a history of infractions. He has been ejected two other times in
his career. He had a sideline altercation with Philadelphia's head of security
Dom DiSandro in 2023 and was also disqualified for a helmet-to-helmet hit on
the Chargers' Justin Herbert in 2022.
Greenlaw was also suspended for one game last season when he played in Denver
for berating an official after a win over the New York Giants.
Greenlaw was fined $11,941 for taunting the Broncos' sideline in a win last
week.
The latest infraction came in the second quarter on Sunday, when Sam Darnold
scrambled and was hit late by Greenlaw after going out of bounds, leading to a
personal foul in a game San Francisco went on to win 32-29.
Several Seahawks defenders immediately confronted Greenlaw after the hit and
Greenlaw responded by head-butting Jones. Jones was bleeding after the hit and
Greenlaw was ejected.
"You're going to get baited big time when, especially when you're on their
bench," coach Kyle Shanahan said after the game. "They told me that he had
butted a guy without a helmet. So if that's exactly what happened, then yeah,
we got to be a lot smarter than that. Can't do that."
Greenlaw returned to San Francisco this season after playing for the Broncos in
2025. He has 37 tackles in five games.
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