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49ers parting with LB who refused to play Thursday

Fri Dec 13 3:01pm ET
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San Francisco 49ers linebacker De'Vondre Campbell is done with the team after refusing to enter the game on Thursday night.

Head coach Kyle Shanahan said the split was necessary based on Campbell's actions. A starter in 12 of the first 13 games, Campbell went to the bench with the return of previous starter Dre Greenlaw.

It remains to be seen whether the 49ers place Campbell on waivers or find another means to move on, Shanahan confirmed Friday.

According to the coach, the 31-year-old Campbell said "he didn't want to play today" when asked to enter the game in the third quarter against the visiting Los Angeles Rams. Greenlaw needed to be removed from the game because of foot soreness.

"I've never been around someone who quits on their team, and I hope I'm never around a guy like that again," 49ers tight end George Kittle said Thursday night.

Greenlaw started at linebacker in Campbell's spot against the Rams. It was Greenlaw's first game since a ruptured Achilles in the Super Bowl.

Campbell was not in the locker room when the game ended but all of his belongings remained at his assigned space at Levi's Stadium.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield needs to limit the turnovers in order to have success in Week 15. Mayfield has thrown four interceptions over the last two games, but his four touchdowns during that span have helped save his fantasy value. Mayfield played two of the weaker secondaries in the league over the last two games, but has a tougher matchup this weekend. He'll be tasked with passing against the Los Angeles Chargers defense in Week 15. Mayfield has been one of the better options in fantasy at the quarterback spot all season long. Fantasy managers should continue to ride with him, but lower their expectations to a low-end QB1 for this weekend.

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Buffalo Bills wide receiver Khalil Shakir enters Week 15 as the WR22 this season and has been reliably safe for fantasy managers. He's scored under double-digit PPR points once (snow game) since Week 6 and twice this season. Shakir leads Buffalo in targets (81), receptions (65), and yards (735) this season. Touchdowns (three) have been his Achilles heel, although the slot receiver did score on a long catch-and-run a week ago. The Lions are weaker against the pass than the run and are beatable via the slot. In what projects as a shootout, there is little downside to Shakir's outlook this week.

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Kenneth Walker III Dec 13 3:10pm CT
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Trey McBride Dec 13 3:00pm CT
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