'I was just looking out for a friend' On Saturday, Dre Greenlaw was selected by the 49ers as the 148th overall pick of the NFL draft. The same day, a father named Gerry Dales told a story about how Greenlaw helped protect his daughter at a party in 2015.
That same day, a father named Gerry Dales told a story on Twitter about the linebacker, thanking Greenlaw publicly for his help in protecting his daughter in 2015, when Greenlaw was a starter as a freshman at the University of Arkansas."My daughter went to a college party when she was freshman," Dales wrote in the thread."She knew very few people at the party, and also didn't have a ton of experience drinking.
"Dales said he previously never told this story because he was worried someone might say Greenlaw shouldn't have been at that party."So, do me a favor," Dales said."Root for Dre. He's a good kid with a good heart."On Thursday in a session with reporters at 49ers rookie mini-camp, Greenlaw, now 21 years old, acknowledged the story.
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