49ers agree to trade Deebo Samuel to Commanders: report

The San Francisco 49ers person reportedly reached an statement connected the archetypal large commercialized of the NFL offseason. According to ESPN, All-Pro Deebo Samuel volition caput East and play for the Washington Commanders successful 2025.

The 49ers are expected to person a fifth-round draught prime successful speech for the prima wide receiver, per the report. Earlier this week astatine the NFL Scouting Combine, 49ers wide manager John Lynch confirmed reports stating Samuel requested a trade. Lynch said the squad planned to "honor" the request.

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Deebo Samuel #19 of the San Francisco 49ers warms up anterior to a crippled against the Arizona Cardinals astatine Levi's Stadium connected October 01, 2023 successful Santa Clara, California.  (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

"He’s asked for a caller start, and I deliberation we’re going to grant that," Lynch said Wednesday.

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Samuel spent the archetypal six seasons of his NFL career with the 49ers aft the squad selected him successful the 2nd circular of the 2019 NFL Draft.

He earned First-team All-Pro honors and a Pro Bowl enactment aft helium finished the 2021 play with a career-high 1,405 receiving yards. Samuel and the Niners reached an statement connected a three-year declaration hold pursuing that standout season.

Deebo Samuel #19 of the San Francisco 49ers reacts successful the extremity portion anterior to the NFL Super Bowl 58 shot crippled betwixt the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs astatine Allegiant Stadium connected February 11, 2024 successful Las Vegas, Nevada. (Michael Owens/Getty Images)

Samuel missed 2 games this past season, but helium experienced a noticeable dropoff successful accumulation erstwhile helium was connected the shot field. He finished the twelvemonth with 670 receiving yards and 136 rushing yards arsenic San Francisco stumbled to a disappointing 6-11 record. 

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Samuel spoke to 49ers caput manager Kyle Shanahan astir making an exit from the squad during the offseason, and aboriginal had a speech with Lynch.

"Then, helium came up and talked with maine and we had a precise honorable and frank conversation," Lynch said. "He told america his reasons. I asked him to beryllium connected it, slumber connected it, and we’d bash the same. We did, and we told him helium could spell speech to people."

Like immoderate different commercialized agreed to now, this woody cannot beryllium processed until the caller league twelvemonth begins connected March 12. As portion of the deal, Washington is taking connected the remainder of Samuel's contract, and paying his afloat $17.55 cardinal wage for the 2025 season, sources told Schefter.

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