49ers' Greenlaw Suspended: Head-Butt Without a Helmet Defended

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What BBN said on air. The facts are in the original report: ESPN.

1. Vera BullockNiners 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 BullockSo tonight's question is, is a head-butt ever okay if the other guy is helmetless?

3. Dr. Nina ByteYes, 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 LedgerThe middleman was a safety device, Nina.

5. Dr. Nina ByteAnd I once head-butted a vending machine in grad school. It had no helmet, and I got my pretzels.

6. Vera BullockPretzels?

7. Vera BullockI'm sorry, but I'm on Team Hug It Out.

8. Vera BullockAs a woman who has been to a Pilates retreat, nobody has ever solved anything with their forehead.

9. Hank LedgerI'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 ByteSo 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 BullockNina, I just heard you call me a hugger, and I take that personally. So I'm switching to Team Forehead.

12. Hank LedgerBecause of a nickname.

13. Vera BullockBefore the top of the hour, which governor got a few Bronx cheers at the parade?

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