San Francisco 49ers linebacker De'Vondre Campbell left the sidelines during his team's season-crushing loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night, in an apparent refusal to play that earned scorn from teammates and jeopardized his spot on the team.

De'Vondre Campbell's decision to quit on his team in the middle of a game overshadowed the bigger issues for the San Francisco 49ers. An offense that was one of the most dynamic in the NFL during a run to the Super Bowl last season has been just ordinary for most of 2024 and was downright bad in a 12-6 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night that just about ended San Francisco's playoff hopes.

In an inexplicable move, San Francisco 49ers linebacker De'Vondre Campbell refused to go into the game against the Los Angeles Rams in the third quarter of Thursday’s game, walking off toward the locker room.