San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw was ejected from Sunday’s sport in opposition to the Los Angeles Chargers for the hit he leveled on quarterback Justin Herbert, and it didn’t seem to take a seat effectively with coach Kyle Shanahan.
The play occurred within the second quarter. Herbert scrambled on Third-and-6, selecting up the primary down, and Greenlaw hit him excessive as Herbert was tackled from behind. Herbert was left a little bit dazed and brought out for the rest of the quarter whereas Greenlaw was hit with an ejection.
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Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert is hit by San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw in Santa Clara, California, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022.
(AP Photograph/Jed Jacobsohn)
Herbert was changed by Chase Daniel however got here again in for the second half. The 49ers would choose up the win, 22-16.
The Greenlaw hit was a speaking level after the sport.
“It type of really blew my thoughts,” Shanahan instructed reporters, through ESPN. “I perceive the penalty. I completely get that proper on the third down marker, he was decreasing his shoulder, however I’ve received to study what that’s. I get how it’s with penalties and stuff as a result of I believe he did hit his helmet. …
“However I assumed there needed to be intent and one thing pointless, and that was an enormous play proper there. For us to lose Greenlaw for the entire sport off that, that actually shocked me. So, hopefully they’ll train us that so we are able to perceive why we misplaced considered one of our gamers.”
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San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw hits Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert in Santa Clara, California, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022.
(AP Photograph/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
NFL Vice President of Officiating Walt Anderson was quizzed after the sport in regards to the name. Anderson mentioned it was the officiating workplace that in the end determined to eject Greenlaw.
“What the officers had was a flag for a participant decreasing his head and making forcible contact and Rule 19 permits us, when a flag is thrown, to look at the play and if we really feel the motion is flagrant then the rule permits us to disqualify the participant and that’s what we decided. It was a flagrant act,” Anderson mentioned, through Professional Soccer Speak.
“The timing, the way wherein the participant had a possibility to make different selections and to make a distinct resolution. These all go into factoring whether or not one thing is flagrant. These are simply a few of the components which are thought-about. The runner was a downed runner. He was already down by contact. That definitely performs into looking on the actions taken by the defender. If he had different selections when it comes to his actions, we felt just like the actions he took had been flagrant in nature and that was the explanation for disqualification.”
Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert walks on the sector in opposition to the San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022.
(AP Photograph/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
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Anderson mentioned it will have been the identical end result if it had been another place dealing with the ball.