{"id":18378,"date":"2024-12-16T11:36:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T11:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=18378"},"modified":"2024-12-16T11:36:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T11:36:00","slug":"report-49ers-gm-john-lynch-angrily-confronted-devondre-campbell-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=18378","title":{"rendered":"Report: 49ers GM John Lynch angrily confronted De\u2019Vondre Campbell"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Feb 25, 2020; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch speaks during the NFL Scouting Combine at the Indiana Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

San Francisco 49ers linebacker De\u2019Vondre Campbell was sent to the locker room when he refused to play in Thursday night\u2019s game, but not before he received an earful from general manager John Lynch.<\/p>\n

Campbell has likely played his last snap with the 49ers after he chose not to play in the team\u2019s 12-6 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday. The veteran was reportedly unhappy that he had been demoted to second string with Dre Greenlaw returning from an injury. Campbell was blasted by several of his teammates over the stunt.<\/p>\n

Campbell was seen heading to the locker room in the fourth quarter. On Sunday, Jay Glazer of FOX Sports revealed that it was Lynch who sent the linebacker off. Glazer said Lynch came down from the booth at Levi\u2019s Stadium to confront Campbell.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey started seeing about the second quarter that he didn\u2019t want to go in. John Lynch actually went down there in the fourth quarter and confronted him on it and said, \u2018You don\u2019t want to go in the game? You\u2019re refusing?\u2019 Yes, so it was Lynch who sent him into the locker room,\u201d Glazer said. \u201cI got players who called me after and said, \u2018Hey, we\u2019ve heard you talk about this alter ego of John Lynch, this 47 Red character. Man, we saw it. That dude is crazy.\u2019 They all saw it first-hand.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lynch, a hard-hitting safety during his Hall of Fame NFL career, was known for his intensity on the field. In a mailbag years ago, Glazer wrote about Lynch\u2019s \u201c47 Red\u201d alter ego. Lynch\u2019s former Tampa Bay Buccaneers teammates came up with the nickname to describe how scary Lynch is when he snaps.<\/p>\n

Apparently Lynch really let Campbell have it. You can hear Glazer\u2019s report at about the 1:22 mark:<\/p>\n

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The latest from @JayGlazer<\/a> on Bill Belichick, the relationship between Jalen Hurts & A.J. Brown, and how Pittsburgh got the most out of Russell Wilson this season.<\/p>\n

Plus, more on the situation involving 49ers' De'Vondre Campbell, who elected not to go into Thursday's game vs LA. pic.twitter.com\/VtXDfgFv5T<\/a><\/p>\n

— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) December 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n