San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw is ejected during the Week 5 NFC West matchup against the Seattle Seahawks after a late hit leads to a sideline confrontation. Sources report that Greenlaw hits Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold late after Darnold goes out of bounds, prompting a personal foul and setting off a scuffle near the Seahawks sideline.
Several outlets describe the sequence similarly: the altercation escalates and Greenlaw head-butts (or head-buttens) Seattle player Ernest Jones IV during the confrontation. Reports also note that Greenlaw was dismissed in the first half—specifically in the second quarter—meaning the 49ers must play the rest of the game without him. The different coverage focuses on the emotional and disciplinary context of Greenlaw’s actions, with one outlet framing the incident as Greenlaw crossing the aggressiveness-emotion “line,” while others center on the late-hit trigger and the head-butting decision that ends his day.
