Following their 12-6 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers trainer Kyle Shanahan mentioned linebacker De’Vondre Campbell Sr. advised the staff he didn’t wish to play games and he left the ground within the 3rd quarter of the “Thursday Night Football” matchup.
“He said he didn’t want to play today,” Shanahan mentioned postgame, noting the staff sought after him to exchange Dre Greenlaw when the linebacker left the sport within the 3rd quarter with some soreness. Greenlaw was once taking part in for the primary era since tearing his Achilles within the Tremendous Bowl and was once anticipated to play games restricted snaps. Greenlaw changed Campbell within the settingup lineup.
A number of of Campbell’s teammates weren’t glad along with his resolution.
“He’s a professional, he’s been playing for a long time. If he didn’t want to play, he shouldn’t have dressed out,” cornerback Charvarius Ward mentioned. “He could’ve told ’em that before the game. So I feel like that was some sucker s— that he did. Definitely hurt the team, ’cause Dee (Winters) went down and we needed a linebacker. And I think (Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles) was banged up too, so for him to do that, that’s some sucker stuff to me, in my opinion. He’s probably going to get cut soon.”
Greenlaw, who mentioned his Achilles felt superb then his season debut however felt some knee soreness, gave the impression shocked via Campbell’s resolution.
“He didn’t want to play so I guess if you don’t want to play, you ain’t got to play,” Greenlaw mentioned. “He ain’t want to play.”
Kyle Shanahan discoverable that De’Vondre Campbell didnt wish to play games within the third quarter.
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Tight finish George Kittle didn’t know what came about with Campbell till then the sport and was once disappointed via the journey.
“Look, if you’re on the roster and you suit up, you’re expected to play,” Kittle mentioned. “I think anyone in this building that got asked to go in, I would say 100 percent of everybody would die to get on that football field. And so, you know, people go through random things off the field. I can’t speak on that. Whatever his decision was, it wasn’t for this organization, it wasn’t for this team. And that’s on him. I’m not very happy about it.
“I wish I would’ve heard about it on the field, but I didn’t. Now, is that the reason we lost? Absolutely not. But it’s hard to win football games when somebody doesn’t want to play football, especially when you’re suited up.”
Shanahan mentioned Campbell didn’t give him a reason why for why he didn’t wish to play games. Requested if the 49ers would drop Campbell, Shanahan mentioned: “We’ll figure out something. I don’t know that right now.”
The eighth-year trainer insisted that Campbell’s quitting at the staff wasn’t a mirrored image of any worry he’s misplaced the bank room.
“I haven’t lost anybody,” Shanahan mentioned. “If somebody doesn’t want to play football, that’s pretty simple. I think our team and myself, we know how we feel about that. I don’t think we need to talk about him anymore.”
Campbell signed with the 49ers within the offseason then spending the moment 3 seasons with the Inexperienced Bay Packers. He’s tallied 79 overall tackles in 13 video games (12 begins) this season.
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