{"id":136693,"date":"2024-12-13T21:27:15","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T14:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=136693"},"modified":"2024-12-13T21:27:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T14:27:15","slug":"devondre-campbell-49ers-team-and-coach-stunned-after-linebacker-refuses-to-play-against-rams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=136693","title":{"rendered":"De\u2019Vondre Campbell: 49ers team and coach stunned after linebacker refuses to play against Rams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4mhbthy0000356mh9texc3g@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            49ers linebacker De\u2019Vondre Campbell refused to play when asked during the team\u2019s Thursday night 12-6 loss against the Rams as Los Angeles eked past San Francisco to keep its playoff hopes alive.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4mhpwv00004356mheagyaxr@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Niners head coach Kyle Shanahan told the media after the game that nine-year veteran Campbell was asked to enter the game in the third quarter after Dre Greenlaw \u2013 who was making his season debut after tearing his Achilles in the Super Bowl last season \u2013 felt some soreness but Campbell refused, walking to the locker-room shortly afterwards.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4mrk98v0000356msnfi3bj6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Shanahan said in his post-game press conference that Campbell gave no reason for why he didn\u2019t want to play.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4mhre510007356mkbg0pa6c@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Shanahan said he wasn\u2019t sure if the team would release Campbell. \u201cWhen someone says that, you move on. You don\u2019t deal with that anymore,\u201d Shanahan said. \u201cThat\u2019s somebody who doesn\u2019t want to play football, that\u2019s pretty simple. I think our team and myself, we know how we feel about that. So, I don\u2019t think we need to talk about him anymore.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4mhtxvp000b356m02usjj1p@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            49ers tight end George Kittle called Campbell\u2019s decision \u201cselfish.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4mhw1kf000e356mqjuujlox@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cLook, if you\u2019re on the roster and you suit up, you\u2019re expected to play,\u201d Kittle told reporters. \u201cI think anyone in this building that got asked to go in, I would say 100% of everybody would die to get on that football field. And so, people go through, are going through random things off the field, I can\u2019t speak on that.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4mhxcs6000j356m4si80vqt@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWhatever his decision was, it wasn\u2019t for this organization, it wasn\u2019t for this team and that\u2019s on him. So, I\u2019m not very happy about it. I wish I would\u2019ve heard about it on the field, but I didn\u2019t. Now, is that the reason we lost? Absolutely not. But it\u2019s hard to win football games when someone doesn\u2019t want to play football. Especially, when you\u2019re suited up. It kinda puts you down, especially when you lose two linebackers and could have dressed another one.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4mhwwj4000h356m6tnizev4@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            San Francisco cornerback Charvarius Ward, who was playing in his third game since returning following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/29\/sport\/san-francisco-charvarius-ward-mourns-daughter-spt-intl\/index.html\">death of his daughter<\/a>, was critical of Campbell\u2019s actions.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4mhxvy1000o356mncey4u57@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cHe\u2019s a professional, he been playing for a long time,\u201d Ward told reporters. \u201cI mean, if he didn\u2019t want to play, he shouldn\u2019t have dressed out, he coulda told them that before the game. So, I feel like that was some sucka sh*t that he did. Definitely hurt the team. Cause Dee (Greenlaw) went down, and we needed a linebacker.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4mhxvy1000p356mjcvqx1ny@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThat\u2019s some sucka stuff to me, in my opinion. Probably gonna get cut soon, so it is what it is with that.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4m6kfed0000356vyi4x3ib0@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Campbell\u2019s actions were the main talking point from a rainy affair at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, that featured two teams playing on four days\u2019 rest, with both offenses struggling to get much going throughout.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4m6nprf0005356vntugt2se@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            San Francisco managed to score a field goal, on a drive that was kickstarted when quarterback Brock Purdy connected with Kittle for a 33-yard gain. Several plays later, 49ers kicker Jake Moody nailed a 53-yarder to give San Francisco a 3-0 lead in the first quarter.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4m6xtoe000b356vm9oufk8o@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The Rams would tie the game in the second quarter following a successful 48-yard field goal by Los Angeles Kicker Joshua Karty.<strong> <\/strong>\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4m6sv7l0008356v1elgvsvy@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            However, that\u2019s as much offense as both teams would generate, as both teams combined to punt the ball a total of seven times in the opening quarter.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4m8rwcd001i356vmqyukb76@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Rams quarterback Matt Stafford called it a \u201ctough\u201d game, pointing to the weather for having an affect on the play.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4m8wiij001n356v5xhs0mqq@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cObviously, we didn\u2019t start great. I hit two 49ers in the chest early on, which is not great,\u201d Stafford said, joking about his early struggles. \u201cBut, you got to keep being resilient and bounce back. The defense did a hell of a job keeping us in it early.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4m6zbe6000e356vw5cj9oc2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Los Angeles scored three field goals in the fourth quarter, while getting a key interception with just over five minutes left to seal the victory.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4m7oagk000q356v1wrltcsl@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            According to the Amazon broadcast, Thursday night\u2019s game was the first time in 152 meetings between the two teams that neither scored a touchdown through the first three quarters.\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cm4mi5z0n001f356m1pqsw9l1@published\" class=\"image image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"AP24348054162840.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6667448955644215\" data-original-height=\"2841\" data-original-width=\"4261\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap24348054162840.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"2841\" width=\"4261\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap24348054162840.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"2841\" width=\"4261\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap24348054162840.jpg?q=w_1015,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"2841\" width=\"4261\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap24348054162840.jpg?q=w_1160,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"2841\" width=\"4261\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap24348054162840.jpg?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap24348054162840.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\" alt=\"Rams running back Kyren Williams (middle) had 108 yards on the ground against the 49ers.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"2841\" width=\"4261\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4m8p2aa001c356v5295vyot@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Despite not scoring a touchdown, Rams head coach Sean McVay praised his team for being able to win in a \u201cvariety of ways.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4m8ro80001f356vxy7wifsl@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWe just had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/12\/08\/sport\/buffalo-bills-josh-allen-history-los-angeles-rams-spt\/index.html\">44-42 game<\/a> &#8211; we have a ton of respect for this group,\u201d McVay said. \u201cI thought the defense just came big time and time out. Josh Karty to be able to hit four field goals. \u2026 We love to be able to finish with touchdowns but sometimes you got to win ugly. There\u2019s no style points.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<aside data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/twitter\/instances\/cm4m931dq0020356vqkir74ff@published\" class=\"twitter\" data-editable=\"settings\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter__tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83e\uddf9\ud83e\uddf9\ud83e\uddf9\ud83e\uddf9 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/22DSyJfV0o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/22DSyJfV0o<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RamsNFL\/status\/1867423994364014740?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4m7jkqb000h356vzlcjx28m@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            With the victory, Los Angeles improves to 8-6 on the season, winning seven of their last nine games, and now hold a 50% chance of clinching a playoff spot, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/standings\/playoff-picture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL.com<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4m7qvgg000t356vmmj1j504@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWe can go out and play with anybody. It\u2019s about us not being ourselves\u201d said Rams defensive lineman Kobie Turner. \u201cEverything that happened tonight, that\u2019s us playing our brand of ball. That\u2019s us not kicking ourselves in the foot. At the end of the day that\u2019s the type of team that we are.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4m8hfx30016356vyemofen8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Meanwhile, the 49ers drop to 6-8 and sit in last place in the NFC West with their chances for a playoff berth falling to under one percent.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4mbe9dh000m356v3fp1s48z@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            <em>This story has been updated with additional information.<\/em>\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/12\/12\/sport\/rams-edge-49ers-to-keep-playoff-hopes-alive-spt-intl\/index.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 49ers linebacker De\u2019Vondre Campbell refused to play when asked during the team\u2019s Thursday night 12-6 loss against the Rams as Los Angeles eked past San Francisco to keep &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=136693\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=136693"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136693\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=136693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=136693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=136693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}