League officials determined that Greenlaw's contact was 'forcible and flagrant'
Dre Greenlaw of the San Francisco 49ers hits Justin Herbert of the Los Angeles Chargers during the second quarter at Levi's Stadium on November 13, 2022 in Santa Clara, California. Greenlaw was disqualified from the game for a personal foul, unnecessary roughness, on the play.linebacker Dre Greenlaw was ejected just before halftime of Sunday’s game against the Chargers on a questionable unnecessary roughness penalty.
With 38 seconds left in the first half, Los Angeles quarterback Justin Herbert scrambled away from defensive pressure and began running toward the first down. Linebacker Fred Warner caught up to the player, and was able to trip him up. As Herbert fell to the ground, Greenlaw, who had already started running toward the scrambling quarterback, dove toward Herbert and collided with his helmet.
The officials huddled to discuss what to call on the play. During that time, NBC cut to rules analyst and former NFL official Terry McAulay, who concluded that Herbert is a runner and can’t be called “defenseless,” and doesn’t get protection for his head and neck area. McAulay added his view that Greenlaw did not lead with his helmet to make “forcible contact,” on Herbert so there shouldn’t be a foul.
But the NBC analyst’s conclusion did not translate onto the field. Greenlaw was called for unnecessary roughness for his hit and ejected from the game. McAulay said he spoke to the NFL league office at halftime, and that league vice president Troy Vincent had determined"that the player lowered his head and made illegal forcible and flagrant contact to the head of an opponent."
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