A day after refusing to enter San Francisco’s 12-6 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, the 49ers gave each indiction that they’re planning to half methods with linebacker De’Vondre Campbell Sr.

When requested on a convention name Friday if he anticipated Campbell can be on the staff in Week 16 and past, coach Kyle Shanahan mentioned, “No, I don’t.” Earlier in his availability, Shanahan mentioned the staff was “working by way of the semantics of precisely how we’ll take care of it” and that “we’ll deal with the scenario appropriately.”

Campbell advised the staff he didn’t wish to play and left the sector within the third quarter of Thursday’s evening recreation, coach Kyle Shanahan mentioned after the sport. Shanahan added that Campbell didn’t present a purpose for his refusal to enter the sport on Thursday and has not contacted the coach to elucidate his determination. The Athletic reached out to Campbell’s agent Friday however has not heard again.

The 49ers had needed Campbell to interchange Dre Greenlaw, who left the sport as a consequence of knee and Achilles soreness. Greenlaw was taking part in for the primary time since tearing his Achilles within the Tremendous Bowl and was anticipated to play restricted snaps. Greenlaw changed Campbell within the beginning lineup after the veteran began 12 of the primary 13 video games.

After the sport, a number of of Campbell’s teammates expressed their displeasure with the linebacker’s determination.

“He’s knowledgeable, he’s been taking part in for a very long time. If he didn’t wish to play, he shouldn’t have dressed out,” cornerback Charvarius Ward mentioned. “He might’ve advised ’em that earlier than the sport. So I really feel like that was some sucker s— that he did. Positively harm the staff, ’trigger Dee (Winters) went down and we would have liked a linebacker. And I feel (Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles) was banged up too, so for him to do this, that’s some sucker stuff to me, for my part. He’s most likely going to get reduce quickly.”

Tight finish George Kittle didn’t know what occurred with Campbell till after the sport and was upset by the transfer.

“Look, should you’re on the roster and also you swimsuit up, you’re anticipated to play,” Kittle mentioned. “I feel anybody on this constructing that acquired requested to go in, I might say 100% of all people would die to get on that soccer discipline. And so, you recognize, folks undergo random issues off the sector. I can’t communicate on that. No matter his determination was, it wasn’t for this group, it wasn’t for this staff. And that’s on him. I’m not very glad about it.

“I want I might’ve heard about it on the sector, however I didn’t. Now, is that the explanation we misplaced? Completely not. However it’s arduous to win soccer video games when any person doesn’t wish to play soccer, particularly once you’re suited up.”

Campbell signed with the 49ers within the offseason after spending the previous three seasons with the Inexperienced Bay Packers. He’s tallied 79 whole tackles in 13 video games this season. The 31-year-old has performed for 4 groups (49ers, Packers, Arizona Cardinals and Atlanta Falcons) in his nine-year profession and was a first-team All-Professional in 2021 with Inexperienced Bay.

How does this influence the 49ers’ depth chart at LB?

Campbell’s departure will bump up younger linebacker Dee Winters within the pecking order as soon as he recovers from the neck damage that knocked him out of Thursday’s recreation. That changeover already had begun in Sunday’s win over the Chicago Bears and should have been the reason for Campbell’s irritation. Campbell began the Bears recreation, however Winters took over his spot throughout stretches within the second half. That additionally occurred again in Week 3 towards the Los Angeles Rams, drawing frustration from Campbell on the time, however Winters acquired harm in that contest and Campbell retained his beginning job.

Transferring ahead this season, the 49ers’ high two linebackers might be Fred Warner and Greenlaw, who will not be fairly prepared for a full complement of snaps following his return from a torn Achilles tendon, and Winters will fill in for him as wanted. The 49ers can also promote a linebacker from the apply squad, Jalen Graham or DaShaun White, to take Campbell’s spot on the 53-man roster.

The larger results of the Campbell incident could also be considered one of angle. His exit Thursday drew robust reactions from his soon-to-be ex-teammates, lots of whom have performed by way of accidents or, within the case of Ward, following a private tragedy. Kittle famous what number of younger gamers and aspiring gamers “would die to be on that soccer discipline.” With solely three video games left and a playoff berth unlikely, the 49ers mentioned they might use the rest of the season to seek out out who really needed to be on the staff. Which is to say, whereas there was some resignation following Thursday’s loss to the Rams, Campbell’s exit additionally appeared to spark loads of struggle. — Matt Barrows, 49ers beat author

Required studying

• Silver: 49ers season is over — and Kyle Shanahan bares loads of accountability
• A story of two 49ers linebackers: Dre Greenlaw enters, De’Vondre Campbell exits — abruptly

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