An ugly season just got uglier for the San Francisco 49ers.

After their unforgettable 12-6 loss to the Los Angeles Rams Football on Thursday eveningsIn a loss that all but officially eliminates them from playoff contention, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan announced that senior linebacker De’Vondre Campbell refused to enter the game in the third quarter and left the field.

49ers teammates had a lot to say about Campbell after the game.

“I didn’t really hear about it until I was in the locker room, so this is all completely new information to me,” Kittle said. “Look, if you’re in the squad and you dress up, you’re expected to play. I think everyone in this building who is asked to go in would say 100% of everyone would die to play football.” Field.

“I’m not very happy about it. I wish I had heard about it on the field, but I didn’t. Is that why we lost? Absolutely not. But it’s hard to win football games if someone doesn’t want to play football. Especially if you are fit. … I’ve never been near anyone who has done that, and I hope I’ve never been near anyone who has done that again.

Campbell, who signed a one-year deal with the 49ers in March, started 12 games at linebacker this season. He entered Thursday night as the 49ers’ second-leading tackler this season, recording 79 tackles and playing 90% of the defensive snaps.

Campbell was replaced as San Francisco’s starting linebacker by Dre Greenlaw, who played Thursday night for the first time since tearing his Achilles tendon in Super Bowl LVIII. Some 49ers teammates believe Campbell won’t have a job in their locker room in the future – even as a backup.

“He is a professional. He’s been playing for a long time. If he didn’t want to play, he shouldn’t have dressed,” cornerback Charvarius Ward said. “It definitely hurt the team. … The fact that he did that is, in my opinion, some selfish stuff. He’ll probably get kicked out soon, so that’s what it is.”

49ers cornerback Deommodore Lenoir shared a similar sentiment on social media after the loss.

With the 49ers now 6-8 on the season, it’s time for their Week 16 game against the Miami Dolphins. It remains to be seen whether Campbell will play alongside the 49ers at Hard Rock Stadium next Sunday.