San Francisco 49ers linebacker De’Vondre Campbell still has not publicly addressed why he quit on the team late in the season, and it does not sound like he has any plans to share his side of the story.
Campbell was suspended for the final three games of the season after he refused to play late in San Francisco’s Week 15 game against the Los Angeles Rams. The veteran was reportedly unhappy that he had been demoted to second string with Dre Greenlaw returning from an injury.
When Greenlaw was pulled from the game late, Campbell refused to take his teammate’s place. Niners head coach Kyle Shanahan and several players unloaded on Campbell over the stunt.
Fans have been trolling Campbell on social media since. He decided on Friday that he had finally heard enough. Campbell fired back at his critics in a series of vulgar posts on X.
“Listen, I’m sick of all you b***h a** n***as jumping under my tweets. It’s been 2 months and I have yet to address the situation cause I know the truth and don’t care to clear anything up. I’m by myself ALL the time if you or any of them b***h a** n***as from the 49ers feel some type of way go wit ya move when you see me cause all them n***s that had so much to say about me gone have to stand on them words next time I see them I been standing on business my whole life and it’s gone be like that until the day I’m 6ft under p***y a** n***as don’t know me,” Campbell wrote (edited by LBS for profanity).
“That goes for all them old a** retired n***as that jumped on TV speaking on my name when they could’ve reached out to me and heard it from the horses mouth but they just took what the 49ers said and ran with it. Yall n***as p***y too f*** all of yall.”
Campbell then responded to a follower who said the linebacker can’t address the situation because there is no defense for it.
“I ain’t addressing s***. I’m rich and never have to work another day of my life and I told Kyle Shannahan and John Lynch that when they FaceTime me and begged me to come out there an hour after Green Bay cut me I really be sparing n***as. I play because I WANT TO,” Greenlaw replied.
One report said Lynch angrily confronted Campbell on the sideline after Campbell refused to play in Week 15.
By suspending Campbell rather than waiving him, the 49ers made it so the 31-year-old did not have an opportunity to sign with another team for the remainder of the season.
Campbell is still under contract with the 49ers, but he obviously has no future in San Francisco. He had 79 total tackles in 13 games in his first season with the Niners.
Campbell spent the previous three seasons with the Green Bay Packers. He seemed to have some issues with his former team as well.
