49ers suspend De'Vondre Campbell after he refused to enter game vs Rams

"We have suspended De'Vondre Campbell Sr. for three games due to conduct detrimental to the team. We will have no further comment on the matter," he said.

Campbell lost his starting job when Dre Greenlaw came back from the Achilles tear he suffered in a Super Bowl loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.

49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan wanted to put Campbell into the game because Greenlaw was aching from soreness in his Achilles tendon, Campbell refused. Shanahan said he never got an explanation about why the linebacker refused to play.

Shanahan said Friday that he didn't expect Campbell to be with the team from Week 16 onward.

"We're working through exactly the semantics of it right now, but we'll handle the situation appropriately."

Campbell signed a one-year deal with the 49ers in the offseason as Greenlaw was on the mend.

In 2023, Campbell had 75 tackles and a pass breakup.

The 49ers fell to 6-8 with the loss to the Rams.