49ers TE Vernon Davis Kicked Out Of Game By Coach

Interim 49ers coach Mike Singletary took an important stand when he benched tight end Vernon Davis and sent the 2006 first-round draft choice to the locker room after Davis drew a 15-yard penalty for slapping a Seahawks defender on the helmet following a reception, Singletary made his move. He sent Davis to the bench and then to the locker room with a full quarter remaining. Here is what Singletary said about the situation after the game, according to the 49ers' Web site: "It's something I told players at the beginning of the week. I will not tolerate players who think it is about them and not the team. We can't make decisions that cost the team, and then come off the sidelines and it's nonchalant. I'd rather play with 10 people and just get penalized all the way until we have to do something else. Rather than play with 11, when I know that right now, that person is not sold out to be part of the team. It's more about them, than it is the team. You can not play with them. You can not win with them. You can not coach with them, can't do it. I want winners. I want people who want to win."