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49ers’ Dre Greenlaw tossed for headbutt against Seahawks

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Webeck, E. (2026, October 11). 49ers’ Dre Greenlaw tossed for headbutt against Seahawks. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/11/sports/dre-greenlaw-ejected-for-headbutt-from-49ers-game-vs-seahawks/

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Dre Greenlaw of the San Francisco 49ers was ejected from Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks for head-butting a helmet-less opponent during a sideline scuffle following a personal foul penalty. The incident occurred after Greenlaw initiated contact with Seattle quarterback Sam Darnold, who had already stepped out of bounds. This led to a brief fight involving multiple players and resulted in Luke Gifford replacing Greenlaw on the field. San Francisco’s defense was penalized four times for 34 yards during this game, despite entering as one of the least penalized teams in the NFL with only 28 penalties for 223 total yards through their first four games.

Written by AI on 2026-10-12, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On October 12, Dre Greenlaw, a linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers, was suspended by the NFL for one game after head-butting Ernest Jones IV of the Seattle Seahawks on their sideline during a game. The incident occurred when Greenlaw chased down and hit Seattle quarterback Sam Darnold late as he went out of bounds, leading to a personal foul penalty. After being surrounded by Seahawks players, including helmet-less Jones, Greenlaw head-butted him, prompting an immediate ejection from the game. Despite losing their starting linebacker, the 49ers won the game against the Seahawks with a score of 32-29.

Greenlaw's suspension was upheld in an appeal hearing on October 14, meaning he will miss the upcoming Monday Night Football matchup against the Washington Commanders and lose nearly $200,000 in pay for that week. This is not Greenlaw’s first disciplinary issue; he has been ejected twice before and suspended last season for berating an official after a game.

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Evan Webeck

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🔮 … “Maybe he sensed it.

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🔮 Hosting the Suns, again coming off a game the previous night, Golden State set things up to make sure its two veteran stars would be available for the rematch.

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🔮 Austin Reaves got to the foul line on the Lakers’ first possession of the second quarter, extending their advantage to 25 points, 40-15, and that’s as wide as it would get.

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🔮 Will Richard freed up Curry with a hard screen of Matisse Thybulle about four minutes into the fourth quarter, Curry received a pass from Draymond Green and buried a wide-open triple. The bucket was Curry’s eighth 3-pointer of the night and was good for his 25th, 26th and 27th points.

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🔮 So, you could say they’re making progress, at least.

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🔮 Curry finished with 44, and the Warriors needed every last one of them to hold off the Timberwolves, despite Golden State pulling ahead by 24 after halftime and Minnesota playing its first game since Anthony Edwards learned he would require knee surgery.

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🔮 For most 49ers players, the bye week will give them some much-needed rest and relaxation.

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🔮 Some 24 hours later, though, Shanahan had no update to deliver when asked if Pineiro’s struggles would lead San Francisco to try out other kickers over its bye week.

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Dre Greenlaw used his head, but the San Francisco 49ers linebacker won’t earn any plaudits for his football IQ. asserted

linebacker → use → IQ

Greenlaw was ejected in the second quarter of the 49ers’ game against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday after he initiated a scuffle on the Seattle sideline, leaving San Francisco without its No. 2 linebacker. asserted

he → eject → linebacker

The notoriously fiery Greenlaw was initially called for a personal foul penalty for a late hit on Seattle quarterback Sam Darnold, who already had two feet out of bounds. asserted

who → call → bounds

But he didn’t stop there. asserted

he → stop → ?

Greenlaw’s pursuit left him surrounded by Seattle players, including linebacker Ernest Jones IV. asserted

pursuit → leave → IV

A helmet-less Jones appeared to briefly grab Greenlaw’s facemask, and he responded by head-butting Jones’ unprotected skull, prompting a brief scuffle and leading to Greenlaw’s ejection. asserted

he → appear → ejection

Playing against his former team last week, Greenlaw channeled his energy to lead the 49ers with 12 tackles in their win over the Denver Broncos. asserted

Greenlaw → play → Broncos

The performance included some extracurriculars, notably jawing with Denver coach Sean Payton, but it didn’t result in any penalties. asserted

it → include → penalties

This time around, Greenlaw failed to find a positive outlet for his energy, and it hurt the 49ers. asserted

it → fail → 49ers

Luke Gifford entered in place of Greenlaw, whose penalty helped put Seattle in position for a field goal to cut the 49ers’ advantage to 14-13 shortly before halftime. asserted

penalty → enter → halftime

The Niners were able to get a defensive score before the half to extend their lead to 21-13 It was the fourth penalty on San Francisco for 34 total yards. asserted

It → get → yards

The 49ers entered the game as one of the least penalized teams in the NFL, with only 28 for 223 total yards through four games. asserted

49ers → enter → games

49ers’ Dre Greenlaw tossed for headbutt against Seahawks

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