NFL reviewing altercation between 49ers LB Dre Greenlaw and Eagles security chief Dom DiSandro
The NFL is reviewing the sideline incident involving San Francisco 49ers (9-3) linebacker Dre Greenlaw and Philadelphia Eagles (10-2) chief security officer Dom DiSandro which took place during San Francisco’s 42-19 Week 13 victory over Philadelphia Sunday.
There is expected to be a follow-up with the Eagles later this week, per Adam Schefter of ESPN.
Both Greenlaw and DiSandro were ejected from the game with 9:27 remaining in the third quarter, when the former tackled Eagles receiver DeVonta Smith near Philadelphia’s sideline after a 13-yard completion. Greenlaw slammed Smith to the ground and was flagged for unnecessary roughness. Players from both teams began jawing at each other before DiSandro stepped in and put his hands on the former Arkansas standout. Greenlaw extended his hand and appeared to make contact with DiSandro’s face.
Kyle Shanahan gives thoughts on Dre Greenlaw’s ejection
49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan gave his take of the ejections after the game.
“I didn’t get to see it all from where I’m at,” Shanahan said. “But when I started hearing people explain it to me and stuff… I just can’t believe someone not involved in a football game can taunt our players like that and put their hands in our guy’s face and from what I was told, Dre did it back to him and [I] was told that he kind of mashed him in the face a little bit so he got ejected. But it was a very frustrating play.”
Greenlaw led San Francisco with seven tackles before the ejection. He entered the game as the team’s second-leading tackler with 79 through 10 games. He also has five tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks.
“Dre has been really the enforcer for this defense since we got here in ’19. And that’s what makes him who he is so we’re not going to knock him for being that. But in that situation, he knows he can’t do that. And it was a perfect learning lesson at this moment [for] down the road. I don’t think he’ll make that mistake again,” 49ers edge rusher Nick Bosa said.
DiSandro has been with the Eagles since 1999 and also works as a senior adviser to general manager Howie Roseman, per ESPN. Walt Anderson, the NFL’s senior vice president of officiating, said a review took place in New York after the incident which determined DiSandro was “contributing to the escalation” of the argument. DiSandro was ejected as a result.