Red Card! 49ers Kicker Eddy Pineiro Attempts Blatant, Dirty Slide Tackle On Seahawks Player, Fails Miserably [VIDEO]

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Rashid Shaheed exploded for an opening kickoff touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers.

On the opening kickoff, the wideout, who Seattle acquired at the trade deadline, took the ball 95 yards to the house. He almost didn’t make it, with kicker Eddy Pineiro being the only one there to stop him.

Bro tried to slide tackle… pic.twitter.com/WnEwzoikSI

— Nick Castillo (@Nick_Castillo74) January 18, 2026

Instead of trying to tackle him the right way, Eddy Pineiro tried a slide tackle that missed completely. What made things worse is that he was flagged for it.

Eddy Pineiro hit the slide tackle button 😭pic.twitter.com/CSOcngp20m

— Covers (@Covers) January 18, 2026

The trade was already a win for the Seahawks, so Shaheed’s clutch return in the playoffs is just icing on the cake. The Seahawks sent fourth- and fifth-round draft picks to the Saints for Shaheed.

Now the San Francisco 49ers have to start the game in a huge hole with a crowd that is going crazy. Coming into the contest, Eddy Pineiro had knocked down 28 of 29 field goals on the year, per ESPN. He is not there for his tackling.