While the San Francisco 49ers celebrated a 42-19 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, an unfortunate incident involving players and a security guard marred the game.
Tensions escalated between 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw and Eagles Senior Advisor to the General Manager/Chief Security Officer, Dom DiSandro.
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In the third quarter, DiSandro was ejected from the game along with Greenlaw after they made contact. The Eagles’ chief of security placed his hand on Greenlaw and gave him a slight push, prompting Greenlaw to poke DiSandro in the face.
Coach Shanahan expressed his visible displeasure after Greenlaw’s ejection and had strong words about Big Dom post-game.
“Oh, yeah. That’s why I tried my hardest not to lose my mind,” Shanahan said. “Hopefully, I didn’t embarrass myself too bad. I didn’t get to see it all from where I’m at, but when I start hearing people explain it to me and stuff and I just can’t believe someone not involved in a football game can taunt our players like that and put their hands in our guy’s face. And from what I was told, Dre did it back to him, and I was told that he kind of mashed him in the face a little bit, so he got ejected.”
Shanahan continued, emphasizing his disbelief that someone unrelated to the game could taunt players in such a manner.
The altercation ignited the crowd and the Eagles, who subsequently scored a touchdown, narrowing the deficit to 21-13. However, the 49ers responded by outscoring the Eagles 21-6, securing a decisive victory.
Big Dom seemingly overlooked that his security duties don’t extend to breaking up on-field fights, risking potential repercussions for his actions. DiSandro, in his 25th year with the Eagles, faces an uncertain future, with the league possibly intervening and imposing sanctions.
