Nick Wagoner, ESPN Team of workers Scribbler
PHILADELPHIA — For the second one year in as many conferences with the Philadelphia Eagles, the San Francisco 49ers misplaced a key participant to an ejection.
Within the NFC Championship Recreation, it was once left take on Trent Williams. On Sunday, it was once linebacker Dre Greenlaw.
With 9:27 left within the 3rd quarter, Greenlaw tackled Eagles receiver DeVonta Smith similar the Philadelphia sideline upcoming a 13-yard final touch. Greenlaw lifted Smith off his ft and slammed him to the field, which drew a penalty flag.
As Greenlaw and Smith stood up, Eagles body of workers and avid gamers pressed for time over and started yelling backward and forward with Greenlaw and a few of his teammates.
Dom DiSandro, the Eagles head of safety stepped towards Greenlaw, who prolonged his arm as he yelled at DiSandro. Greenlaw’s hand looked as if it would are available in touch with DiSandro’s face as he pointed at him, which drew the disqualification.
Sooner than Greenlaw was once ejected, the officers had a long dialogue with Eagles professor Nick Sirianni pleading his case for an ejection. As soon as the verdict was once made, Niners professor Kyle Shanahan was once visibly enraged with the verdict, popping out at the garden and screaming on the officers.
Quickly upcoming, Greenlaw sprinted to the depot room to a refrain of boos from Eagles lovers. DiSandro was once additionally got rid of from the sport however gained a hearty ovation from Philadelphia lovers on his method out.
Greenlaw was once chief San Francisco with seven tackles on the year of his ejection. He has a historical past of drawing useless roughness consequences, as he’s had two others this season and 5 in his occupation.
