Overview
- Greenlaw was ejected for headbutting Seahawks linebacker Ernest Jones IV during a sideline confrontation after a flagged late hit on Sam Darnold.
- The sequence began when Greenlaw pushed Darnold out of bounds and was penalized for unnecessary roughness before the bench skirmish escalated.
- The disqualification on Sunday followed a nearly $12,000 fine the league announced Saturday for Greenlaw’s taunting of the Denver Broncos' sideline.
- Officials applied a new NFL procedure that lets league personnel consult with on-field crews to disqualify players after replay review, a step that produced the ejection.
- Greenlaw’s history of prior ejections, fines and a suspension raises the likelihood of further discipline, and the 49ers must adjust without one of their top linebackers for the rest of the game.