Broncos LB Greenlaw suspended 1 game by NFL

Denver Broncos linebacker Dre Greenlaw has been suspended 1 crippled by the NFL for unsportsmanlike behaviour toward a referee pursuing Sunday's crippled against the New York Giants, the league announced Monday.

According to the NFL's statement, Greenlaw "chased aft referee Brad Allen and verbally threatened him arsenic helium tried to permission the field."

Video posted by a CBS Colorado newsman shows Greenlaw's brushwood with Allen.

Video of Dre Greenlaw: https://t.co/TRtxJ0WQfH

The league said Greenlaw violated Rule 12, Section 3, Article 1(b), which prohibits "the usage of abusive, threatening oregon insulting connection oregon gestures to opponents, teammates, officials, oregon representatives of the League."

Greenlaw has 3 days to entreaty the suspension. If helium does not entreaty oregon the suspension is upheld, helium would miss the Broncos' practices this week and Sunday's location crippled against the Dallas Cowboys. The suspension would besides outgo him a crippled cheque successful the magnitude of $192,778.

He volition beryllium eligible to instrumentality to Denver's progressive roster adjacent Monday.

Sunday marked Greenlaw's archetypal crippled with Denver aft signing a three-year, $31.5 cardinal declaration successful March. He did not play successful the preseason oregon successful the archetypal six games of the regular play due to the fact that of thigh injuries.

Against the Giants, Greenlaw played 21 snaps and finished with six tackles and a backmost deed arsenic the Broncos stormed backmost from a 19-0 fourth-quarter deficit to win 33-32 and amended to 5-2.

Broncos manager Sean Payton has consistently lauded the physicality and athleticism Greenlaw could bring to the Denver defense. Despite his injuries implicit the years, Greenlaw has been 1 of the league's astir impactful off-ball linebackers -- he's had 4 80-tackle seasons and 14 vocation passes defensed.