Overview
- Greenlaw delivered a team-high performance that helped the 49ers beat the Broncos 24-14, finishing with 12 tackles and a forced fumble in the Week 4 matchup.
- Video and reporters show Greenlaw pointing and shouting at Broncos coach Sean Payton on the sideline and again after the game before teammate Fred Warner pulled him away.
- Greenlaw told reporters he was driven by perceived “disrespect” from Payton during his injury-marred 2025 season in Denver and said they had not spoken while he was on the Broncos.
- Payton publicly downplayed the incident, calling Greenlaw emotional but saying he still thinks highly of him, and 49ers coaches praised Greenlaw’s effort while urging restraint.
- Denver released Greenlaw in March with a post‑June 1 designation that spreads dead money, leaving the Broncos with about $2.17 million counting against the 2026 cap and another similar charge in 2027.