49ers linebacker De’Vondre Campbell refused to play against Rams, a move blasted by teammates

San Francisco 49ers linebacker De’Vondre Campbell left the sidelines throughout his group’s season-crushing loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night time, in an obvious refusal to play that earned scorn from teammates and jeopardized his spot on the group.

The veteran had been bumped from the beginning lineup with the return of the beforehand injured Dre Greenlaw, however when Greenlaw wanted to come back out of the sport within the third quarter Campbell declined to play, in keeping with 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan.

“He mentioned he didn’t wish to play at present,” Shanahan instructed reporters after the sport.

Shanahan mentioned Friday on a convention name with reporters that Campbell will not be a member of the group.

“We’re working via the semantics of precisely how you can cope with it,” Shanahan mentioned, in keeping with NBC Sports activities Bay Space. “However you guys heard from me final night time. You guys heard from our gamers. His actions from the sport shouldn’t be one thing you are able to do to your group or your teammates and nonetheless be part of our group.”

On Thursday, tight finish George Kittle and cornerback Charvarius Ward, two of the group’s most revered gamers, vented their frustration with Campbell’s inaction.

“It is exhausting to win soccer video games when somebody would not wish to play soccer,” Kittle mentioned. “I feel that’s ignorant. And I feel it’s simply dumb. It’s simply silly, and it’s very immature. I simply don’t see how you might do one thing like that to your group.”

Ward mentioned Campbell ought to have by no means placed on a uniform if he did not wish to play Thursday.

“That is some sucka s—, it undoubtedly damage the group,” mentioned Ward, taking part in in his third sport for the reason that demise of his 1-year-old daughter. “He is most likely going to get reduce quickly.”

The Los Angeles Rams defeated San Francisco, 12-6, nearly eliminating the defending NFC-champion 49ers from playoff competition.

The 6-8 Niners have three video games left and path first-place Seattle (8-5) by 2 1/2 video games. The loss to the Rams put San Francisco’s playoff hopes at lower than 1%.

A consultant of the Nationwide Soccer League Gamers Affiliation declined to remark Friday.

The 49ers signed Campbell to a one-year deal in March as a placeholder for Greenlaw, who tore his left Achilles tendon throughout the Tremendous Bowl.