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49ers' Greenlaw suspended for head-butting helmetless Seahawks LB

The Niners linebacker loses one game's pay for unsportsmanlike conduct after Sunday's game against Seattle; a helmet, it turns out, is optional for blame.

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  1. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNiners linebacker Dre Greenlaw got suspended for one game without pay after head-butting a Seahawks linebacker who had lost his helmet, according to ESPN.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo tonight's question is, is a head-butt ever okay if the other guy is helmetless?

  3. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentYes, and I have three PhDs, so this is not a hot take. Football is a head-butt with a helmet. He just removed the middleman.

  4. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe middleman was a safety device, Nina.

  5. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentAnd I once head-butted a vending machine in grad school. It had no helmet, and I got my pretzels.

  6. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorPretzels?

  7. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI'm sorry, but I'm on Team Hug It Out.

  8. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAs a woman who has been to a Pilates retreat, nobody has ever solved anything with their forehead.

  9. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI'm with Vera, and I want that written down somewhere. A game stops when somebody's helmet comes off, and you wait for the whistle.

  10. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentSo the helmet is a force field. Then the real culprit is whoever knocked it off, and he gets no suspension, which is convenient.

  11. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNina, I just heard you call me a hugger, and I take that personally. So I'm switching to Team Forehead.

  12. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBecause of a nickname.

  13. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBefore the top of the hour, which governor got a few Bronx cheers at the parade?

  14. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHands up if it's okay. Nobody. Hands up if you want a helmet. Everybody, and that settles nothing.

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The story so far

  1. The 49ers look like the NFL's best team after beating Seattle · NBC News
  2. 49ers edge Seahawks in thriller to take control of NFC West · New York Post
  3. 'Unreal' WR Evans stars in 49ers' triumph over Seahawks · ESPN
  4. Pool report sheds light on Greenlaw's ejection in 49ers-Seahawks · Yahoo Sports
  5. Flagg, Walker and a shaky Europe: sports stories to start your Monday · ESPN
  6. 49ers topple Seahawks 32-29; Evans checks Diggs's nameplate · Yahoo Sports
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