49ers' Deommodore Lenoir torches suspended teammate for refusal to enter game: 'Lost all respect'
San Francisco 49ers cornerback Deommodore Lenoir torched teammate DeβVondre Campbell after the linebacker was suspended for his refusal to enter their game last week.
The 49ers suspended Campbell for three games over the incident. Lenoir did not hold back when he was asked his thoughts about it on Monday.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM
"When he first got signed, I was thinking in my head, like, we got another guy we can add to the defense who can contribute," Lenoir recalled, via NBC Sports Bay Area. "For that to happen, and him to do that, I just lost all respect."
Campbell had been brought onto the team in the offseason as fellow linebacker Dre Greenlaw healed up from a torn Achilles suffered in the Super Bowl.
Greenlaw returned for Thursday nightβs game against the Los Angeles Rams but started to feel soreness in his Achilles in the third quarter. When the 49ers told Campbell to enter the game, he refused.
EX-NFL STAR SUGGESTS CHIEFS BENCH PATRICK MAHOMES FOR PLAYOFFS AFTER ANKLE INJURY
Lenoir said he thought it was "crazy" to quit on the team while they were in the trenches.
"Iβd never be a part of something like that. I got too much love for the game, too much pride to even tell the coach Iβm not going into the game," Lenoir said. "Iβm a person whoβs going 110% every play. So if Iβm hurt and the guy behind me is not backing me up and canβt go in or donβt want to go in, I feel like thatβs being a cancer to the team."
It has been one of those years for San Francisco. The team had high hopes going into the season with Christian McCaffrey and Brandon Aiyuk re-signed. However, offseason turmoil seeped into the regular season with losses piling up.
The 49ers are now 6-8 and on the verge of missing the playoffs for the first time since the 2020 season.
Follow Fox News DigitalβsΒ sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.