San Francisco 49ers cornerback Deommodore Lenoir burned teammate De’Vondre Campbell after the linebacker was suspended for refusing to enter the game last week.
The 49ers suspended Campbell for three games for the incident. Lenoir didn’t hold back when asked his opinion on the matter Monday.
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San Francisco 49ers cornerback Deommodore Lenoir, #2, is introduced before the start of the game against the Los Angeles Rams at Levi’s Stadium on December 12, 2024 in Santa Clara, California. (Images by Cary Edmondson-Imagn)
“When they first signed him, I was thinking in my head, we have another guy that we can add to the defense that can contribute,” Lenoir recalled, via NBC Sports Bay Area. “For that to happen, and for him to do that, I just lost all respect for him.”
Campbell had been added to the team in the offseason while fellow linebacker Dre Greenlaw was recovering from a torn Achilles tendon suffered in the Super Bowl.
Greenlaw returned for Thursday night’s game against the Los Angeles Rams, but began feeling soreness in his Achilles tendon in the third quarter. When the 49ers told Campbell to enter the game, he refused.
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San Francisco 49ers linebacker De’Vondre Campbell, #59, plays during an NFL football game against the New England Patriots on September 29, 2024 in Santa Clara, California. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File)
Lenoir said he thought it was “crazy” to quit the team while they were in the trenches.
“I would never be a part of something like that. I have too much love for the game, too much pride to even tell the coach that I’m not going to play in the game,” Lenoir said. “I’m a person who goes 110% on every play. So if I’m hurt and the player behind me doesn’t have my back and can’t or won’t come in, I feel like that’s being a cancer on the team.”
It’s been one of those years for San Francisco. The team had high hopes entering the season with the re-signing of Christian McCaffrey and Brandon Aiyuk. However, the turmoil of the offseason seeped into the regular season and the losses piled up.
San Francisco 49ers cornerback Deommodore Lenoir, #2, flexes before the start of the game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Levi’s Stadium on October 20, 2024 in Santa Clara, California. (Images by Cary Edmondson-Imagn)
The 49ers are now 6-8 and on the verge of missing the playoffs for the first time since the 2020 season.
