Linebacker De’vondre Campbell wore a 49ers uniform for the final time Thursday night.
San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan announced that Campbell would not be with the team after refusing to participate in a game after losing his starting job.
Shanahan said the team was still exploring options for handling Campbell, who went to the locker room in the middle of a 12-6 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night when he refused to enter. in the match.
“His actions in the game are not something you can do to your team or your teammates and still expect to be a part of our team,” Shanahan said Friday.
Shanahan said Campbell won’t be with the team for the final three weeks. Teams have the ability to suspend players up to four games without pay for conduct detrimental to the team, per the collective bargaining agreement. The Niners could also release Campbell, potentially allowing him to be claimed or signed by another team.
Campbell signed a one-year, $5 million contract with San Francisco last March.
Campbell started 12 of the first 13 games of the season and played 90% of the games. snaps defenses for the 49ers. He was benched Thursday night after Dre Greenlaw returned for his first game since tearing his left Achilles tendon in last season’s Super Bowl.
With injuries piling up among their linebackers midway through the third quarter, the 49ers called upon veteran De’Vondre Campbell to get on the field.
Campbell refused.
Then, during the fourth quarter, Campbell retreated to the locker room with a towel on his head without having played a single play.
