Linebacker Dre Greenlaw played with added emotion in Week 4 against his former team.And the NFL determined he took it a little too far.
Greenlaw was fined $11,941 for “taunting” toward the Broncos sideline after he finished off a tackle of Denver running back RJ Harvey late in the first quarter, the league announced on Saturday.
Greenlaw was not fined for an earlier incident in which he appeared to have some words for Denver coach Sean Payton on the sideline.
Greenlaw was especially fired up to play against Denver. He signed a three-year contract with the Broncos in 2025 but was released after just one season. He immediately re-signed with the 49ers.
Coach Kyle Shanahan praised Greenlaw’s passion and aggressiveness this week on 49ers Game Plan. Greenlaw was not penalized for taunting in the game. And Shanahan said Greenlaw generally has a knack for avoiding those post-whistle penalties.
“We never tried to tell him to dial it back,” Shanahan said. “But it’s something we always got to talk about within the rules of the game. We’re playing football, and you got to always...
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