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Shanahan reveals 49ers’ plan for Campbell after not playing vs. Rams originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Veteran linebacker De’Vondre Campbell walked off the 49ers’ sideline in the second half Thursday night after apparently deciding that being a backup was beneath him.
As a result, the 49ers will soon serve Campbell with his walking papers. Shanahan said Campbell will no longer be a member of the team.
“We’re working through the semantics of exactly how to deal with it,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said on a conference call Friday with Bay Area reporters.
“But you guys heard from me last night. You guys heard from our players. His actions from the game is not something you can do to your team or your teammates and still be a part of our team.”
When asked about Campbell following the 49ers’ 12-6 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, Shanahan said Campbell “didn’t want to play today.”
While some teammates chose not to answer questions about Campbell’s actions after the game, teammates George Kittle and Charvarius Ward blasted Campbell for deciding he was not going to play.
Campbell started 12 of the 49ers’ first 13 games of the season. But he took a backup role Thursday night with Dre Greenlaw returning to action for his season debut after recovering from surgery to repair a torn Achilles.
When linebacker Fred Warner left the game for one play in the second quarter, Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles entered the game in place of Campbell. That was because Campbell had already disassociated himself from the team, Shanahan said.
“He wasn’t by his teammates at all and was distanced from everyone,” Shanahan said.
After Greenlaw left the game as a precaution in the third quarter and Campbell was still not on the field, Shanahan said he asked the defensive coaches what was happening.
At that point, he was told Campbell refused to play. Shanahan said Campbell confirmed his decision to him.
Campbell ended up leaving the sideline in the third quarter and retired…
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Publish date : 2024-12-13 20:06:00
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