Niners looking for best way to part with De'Vondre Campbell - ESPN

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — While no move has been made official just yet, San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan made it clear on Friday that linebacker De'Vondre Campbell has played his last snap for the team.

Campbell's decision to not play in Thursday night's loss to the Los Angeles Rams angered Shanahan and many of his teammates. After the game, Shanahan and multiple players made it clear that Campbell's actions were unacceptable with cornerback Charvarius Ward going so far as to say Campbell is «probably going to get cut soon.»

As of Friday morning, the Niners have not yet determined the exact method in which they will part ways with Campbell but Shanahan said he did not expect Campbell to be on the team in Week 16 and beyond.

«We're working through the semantics of exactly how to deal with it,» Shanahan said. «But I mean you guys heard from me last night, you guys heard from our players, his actions from the game, it's not something you can do to your team or your teammates and still get to be a part of our team. We're working through exactly the semantics of it right now, but we'll handle the situation appropriately.»

The most obvious move would be to outright release Campbell, making him an unrestricted free agent and free to sign with another team immediately. There are, however, other options the Niners can explore, such as a suspension without pay for conduct detrimental to the team.

Campbell signed a one-year, $5 million contract with the Niners in March, meaning he will again be an unrestricted free agent after the season regardless of what the 49ers decide to do now. At the time Campbell signed, the Niners envisioned him as a placeholder for Dre Greenlaw, the team's starting weak side linebacker who was working