49ers ready to ‘honor’ Deebo Samuel’s trade request

49ers ready to ‘honor’ Deebo Samuel’s trade request

It appears increasingly likely that Deebo Samuel will be traded this offseason.

Teams are talking to each other at the Combine about a wide range of scenarios involving the NFL Draft, trades and free agency, and 49ers general manager John Lynch is allowing Samuel to find his next team.

“We’re at least allowing him to look,” Lynch said. “We’re on good terms with Deebo. He’s asked for a fresh start, and I think we’re going to honor that. I don’t like seeing great players leave, and he is a great player.”

John Lynch is prepaeed to move on from Deebo Samuel after the trade request.
John Lynch is prepared to move on from Deebo Samuel after the trade request. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

With the 49ers prepared to honor Samuel’s trade request, teams will surely be lining up to try to acquire a receiver of his quality.

He and Rams receiver Cooper Kupp are likely the two best receiving options available via trade this offseason.

Lynch added that “there’s been a lot of interest around the league” for Samuel, implying that conversations have already been had.

Samuel appears to want a trade due to frustration with his role in San Francisco.

He’s coming off the worst “mostly” healthy season of his career, playing in 15 games and only accumulating 670 receiving yards and three touchdowns.

Contending teams with receiver needs include the Commanders, Steelers and Broncos, each of which needs a No. 2 wideout.

Deebo Samuel is coming off the worst season of his career.
Deebo Samuel is coming off the worst season of his career. Getty Images

The veteran is in the last year of his contract, which will pay him $23.8 million, so any acquiring team would be paying him fringe top receiver money.

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