Tag: Deebo Samuel

Oct 5, 2025; Inglewood, California, USA; Washington Commanders wide receiver Deebo Samuel Sr. (1) runs against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

Commanders WR Deebo Samuel (heel) out vs. Cowboys

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Washington Commanders wide receiver Deebo Samuel has been downgraded from questionable to out for Sunday’s game against the host Dallas Cowboys, the team announced Saturday.

Samuel is nursing a heel injury for the Commanders (3-3), who also are without fellow wide receiver Terry McLaurin against the Cowboys (2-3-1). The latter will miss his fourth consecutive contest with a quadriceps injury that he sustained in Washington’s 41-24 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sept. 21.

Samuel, 29, was active Monday in a loss to the Chicago Bears but caught only four passes for 15 yards.

He has 34 catches for 315 yards and three touchdowns in six games in his first season with Washington.

Samuel played his first six seasons with the San Francisco 49ers, who selected him in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft. He earned Pro Bowl and All-Pro first-team honors in 2021.

–Field Level Media

Oct 5, 2025; Inglewood, California, USA; Washington Commanders wide receiver Deebo Samuel Sr. (1) makes a catch for a touchdown against the Los Angeles Chargers in the second half at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images

Commanders’ Deebo Samuel in limbo, Terry McLaurin out vs. Bears

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Washington Commanders coach Dan Quinn said he will “take it into Monday” with respect to the availability of wide receiver Deebo Samuel for Monday night’s game against the visiting Chicago Bears.

While Quinn kept the door ajar in regard to Samuel (heel) on Saturday, he said fellow wideouts Terry McLaurin (quadriceps) and Noah Brown (groin/knee) will not play against the Bears (2-2). McLaurin will miss his third consecutive contest for the Commanders (3-2), while Brown will sit out his fourth in a row.

Samuel, 29, has 30 catches for 300 yards and three touchdowns in five games in his first season with Washington.

He played his first six seasons with the San Francisco 49ers, who selected him in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft. He earned Pro Bowl and All-Pro first-team honors in 2021.

McLaurin, 30, had played in 72 consecutive games before injuring his quad during the third quarter of a 41-24 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sept. 21.

McLaurin entered the season with little on-field preparation following a protracted holdout that ended Aug. 25 when he signed a three-year contract extension. He has 10 catches for 149 yards in three games this season.

Brown, 29, was on the receiving end of the memorable Hail Mary against the Bears last season, his lone touchdown in 2024.

He has three catches for 36 yards in two games this season.

–Field Level Media

Dec 30, 2024; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel Sr. (1) during the game against the Detroit Lions at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images

Report: Deebo Samuel gets $17M guaranteed in reworked deal

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The Washington Commanders and newly acquired Deebo Samuel agreed on a one-year renegotiated deal that guarantees the wide receiver $17 million, ESPN reported Wednesday.

The Commanders also added another $3 million in incentives, per the report.

The Commanders acquired Samuel from the San Francisco 49ers earlier this month in exchange for a fifth-round draft pick. The trade became official on March 12, the start of the new league year.

Samuel, 29, had been set to make a base salary of $16.6 million in 2025 with no money guaranteed prior to the reworked deal, per the report.

Samuel dealt with rib and calf injuries in 2024 but played in 15 games, all starts. He tallied 51 catches for 670 yards, added 42 carries for 136 yards and scored four touchdowns.

He had 334 receptions for 4,792 yards and 1,143 rushing yards with 42 touchdowns in 81 career games (73 starts) with the 49ers, who selected him in the second round of the 2019 draft. He earned Pro Bowl and All-Pro first-team honors in 2021.

–Field Level Media

Dec 30, 2024; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel Sr. (1) during the game against the Detroit Lions at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images

Deebo Samuel: ‘Nothing but love’ for 49ers after trade

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Deebo Samuel, dealt by the San Francisco 49ers to the Washington Commanders over the weekend, took to social media on Monday to clarify his feelings about his now former team and his conditioning in 2024.

Following a disappointing 2024 season, the veteran wide receiver requested a trade, and the 49ers eventually obliged.

He posted Monday on X, “49ers know where I stand with them and it’s nothing but love. Love John (Lynch, the general manager) and Kyle (Shanahan, the head coach) to death no bad blood no way shape or form. They know I’m more than appreciative of everything they done for me as a player and a man nothing but love.”

Samuel also responded to a quote from The Athletic’s Tim Barrows speaking on The TK Show podcast. Barrows said, “(Samuel’s weight in 2024) got really high and there may have been reasons for that. Not able to work out because of pneumonia. Not able to work out because of injuries. But that’s a concern. I think the 49ers had that concern the minute he showed up in Santa Clara in 2019 and it never fully went away.”

Samuel, whose listed playing weight is 215 pounds, posted in response on X, “225 to be exact. … Can’t wait till this season start. Fresh start new Bo”

Last season, Samuel finished with 51 catches for 670 yards and three touchdowns in addition to 42 carries for 136 yards and one score. The total yardage was the lowest figure of his career, outside of the 2020 campaign when he appeared in only seven games.

Samuel, 27, was a first-team All-Pro in 2021, when he had 1,770 total yards and 14 total touchdowns.

In 81 career NFL games (73 starts), all for the 49ers, Samuel has 334 receptions for 4,792 yards and 22 touchdowns. He has produced 1,143 yards and 20 TDs on 202 carries.

Washington dealt a fifth-round draft pick to San Francisco in exchange for Samuel.

–Field Level Media

Dec 30, 2024; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel Sr. (1) during the game against the Detroit Lions at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images

Reports: Niners to trade WR Deebo Samuel to Commanders

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The San Francisco 49ers’ Deebo Samuel is getting his wish to be traded.

The 49ers are set to deal the one-time All Pro and Pro Bowl wide receiver to the Washington Commanders for a fifth-round draft pick, multiple media outlets reported on Saturday.

Trades cannot be made official until the league’s new year opens on March 12.

The Commanders are to pay Samuel’s 2025 salary of $17.55 million, and the 49ers will absorb more than $31 million of dead money on the coming year’s salary cap, ESPN reported.

Samuel, no stranger to contract disputes with San Francisco, said on Super Bowl Sunday that he wanted to be dealt. He had made a similar demand after his dominant 2001 season, when he had 1,405 yards receiving, 365 rushing and 14 touchdowns overall.

Niners general manager John Lynch said at the combine that the team would work on trading him, and gave Samuel and agent Tory Dandy permission to hunt for an interested team.

The Commanders, who exploded to a 12-5 season under rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels and advanced to the NFC Championship Game, have prior links to Samuel, 29.

Washington’s run game coordinator, Anthony Lynn, was the Niners’ assistant head coach and running backs coach in 2022-23. Also, Commanders second-year general manager Adam Peters served as San Francisco’s vice president of player personnel when the Niners drafted Samuel in the second round (36th overall) out of South Carolina in 2019.

Hit hard by injuries, the 49ers limped to a 6-11 finish, which included losses in seven of their last eight games.

Samuel dealt with rib and calf injuries but played in 15 games, all starts. He made 51 catches for 670 yards, had 42 carries for 136 yards and a total of four touchdowns.

–Field Level Media

Dec 30, 2024; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel Sr. (1) during the game against the Detroit Lions at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images

49ers grant WR Deebo Samuel permission to seek trade

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Deebo Samuel told ESPN on Sunday that the San Francisco 49ers have granted the hybrid wide receiver and agent Tory Dandy permission to seek a trade.

Samuel’s comments came on the heels of the fomer All-Pro selection asking the 49ers to trade him during the players’ exit meetings after the season.

“It was a hard conversation to have with Kyle (Shanahan, head coach) because of the relationship that we have,” Samuel said. “But I have to do what’s best. I’m more than thankful for the Niners giving me the opportunity of a lifetime, but now I think it’s best that we find another team.”

Samuel, 29, recorded 806 yards from scrimmage (670 receiving, 136 rushing) and four total touchdowns in 2024, his fewest in both categories since the 2020 campaign.

The 49ers signed Brandon Aiyuk to a four-year, $120 million extension last August and also selected fellow wide receiver Ricky Pearsall in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft.

Samuel signed a three-year, $71.55 million extension with the 49ers following his All-Pro campaign in 2021.

He has 4,792 receiving yards with 22 touchdowns and 1,143 rushing yards and 20 scores in 81 games since the 49ers selected him in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft.

–Field Level Media

August 18, 2024; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers linebacker Curtis Robinson (36) during the third quarter against the New Orleans Saints at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images

49ers LB Curtis Robinson carted off at practice with leg injury

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San Francisco 49ers linebacker Curtis Robinson had to be carted off the field early in the team’s practice on Thursday.

The 49ers’ practice report issued later in the day listed Robinson as having a knee injury.

Robinson, 26, has played in three games this season solely on special teams. He has made 10 tackles in 15 career games with the Denver Broncos (2021) and the Niners (2021-24).

In better news for the injury-plagued 49ers, wide receiver Deebo Samuel (calf), left tackle Trent Williams (illness) and linebacker Dee Winters (ankle) returned to practice Thursday after sitting out the day before. Tight end George Kittle, who missed Week 3 with a hamstring injury, practiced in a limited capacity for the second straight day.

The 49ers (1-2) take a two-game losing streak into Sunday’s home game against the New England Patriots (1-2).

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Sep 15, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel Sr. (1) runs back a kick against the Minnesota Vikings in the first quarter at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-Imagn Images

49ers WR Deebo Samuel (calf strain) to miss a few weeks

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San Francisco 49ers star wide receiver Deebo Samuel strained a calf late in the team’s Week 2 loss to the Minnesota Vikings and will miss a couple of weeks, coach Kyle Shanahan said Monday.

Shanahan said Samuel believes he picked up the injury on the third-to-last play of the game, a 23-17 loss.

Samuel had a standout game, catching eight passes for 110 yards. He has 13 receptions for 164 yards through two games and added a rushing touchdown in the Niners’ Week 1 win over the New York Jets.

Samuel, a former Pro Bowler, continues to be a dual threat as a receiver and rusher. The 28-year-old has amassed 4,286 receiving yards (on 296 catches) and 19 touchdown catches as well as 1,020 rushing yards and 20 scores on the ground in his six-year career in San Francisco.

The 49ers will begin divisional play over the next four weeks and may be without Samuel for some or all of those games — at the Los Angeles Rams in Week 3, home against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 5 and at the Seattle Seahawks on “Thursday Night Football” in Week 6. Their bye week isn’t until Week 9.

The loss of Samuel comes shortly after the 49ers placed running back Christian McCaffrey, the reigning Offensive Player of the Year, on injured reserve with calf tightness and Achilles tendinitis.

–Field Level Media