San Francisco 49ers linebacker De’Vondre Campbell was despatched to the locker room when he refused to play in Thursday night time’s sport, however not earlier than he acquired an earful from normal supervisor John Lynch.
Campbell has possible performed his final snap with the 49ers after he selected to not play within the crew’s 12-6 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday. The veteran was reportedly sad that he had been demoted to second string with Dre Greenlaw getting back from an harm. Campbell was blasted by a number of of his teammates over the stunt.
Campbell was seen heading to the locker room within the fourth quarter. On Sunday, Jay Glazer of Fox Sports activities revealed that it was Lynch who despatched the linebacker off. Glazer stated Lynch got here down from the sales space at Levi’s Stadium to confront Campbell.
“They began seeing concerning the second quarter that he didn’t need to go in. John Lynch truly went down there within the fourth quarter and confronted him on it and stated, ‘You don’t need to go within the sport? You’re refusing?’ Sure, so it was Lynch who despatched him into the locker room,” Glazer stated. “I acquired gamers who known as me after and stated, ‘Hey, we’ve heard you discuss this alter ego of John Lynch, this 47 Purple character. Man, we noticed it. That dude is loopy.’ All of them noticed it first-hand.”
Lynch, a hard-hitting security throughout his Corridor of Fame NFL profession, was recognized for his depth on the sphere. In a mailbag years in the past, Glazer wrote about Lynch’s “47 Purple” alter ego. Lynch’s former Tampa Bay Buccaneers teammates got here up with the nickname to explain how scary Lynch is when he snaps.
Apparently, Lynch let Campbell have it. You may hear Glazer’s report at concerning the 1:22 mark:
