A reason Deebo Samuel wants out of San Francisco and what are the 49ers doing about a trade

So Deebo Samuel has develop into the new matter du jour within the NFL.

He needs to be traded from the San Francisco 49ers. And he needs a contract that pays him at the least $25 million per season.

However why does he need out?

And the place is he going to go?

The why:

One NFL participant who has spoken with Samuel in latest weeks instructed OutKick Thursday morning it’s as a result of Samuel needs to be considered a premier NFL receiver. Interval.

“He ain’t all about folks considering he some utility man,” the participant stated.

Samuel confirmed his versatility with the 49ers in 2021, amassing a profession excessive 1,405 receiving yards but in addition speeding 59 occasions for a profession excessive 365 yards.

So maybe Samuel, who seemingly embraced the position as a rusher within the backfield and on sweeps final season, needs to point out he’s pretty much as good a receiver as any with out the extra bells and whistles of taking part in as a operating again.

However possibly he doesn’t need to expose his physique to taking as many hits like operating backs do. And maybe he doesn’t see a approach for his position to vary in San Francisco if he stays there.

Sidenote: It’s probably any group that tries to commerce for Samuel will consider his versatility operating the ball out of the backfield could be one thing so as to add to the offense moderately than merely ignoring it.

And now as to the place he’s going to go:

The San Francisco 49ers on Wednesday began receiving a number of calls from groups asking about Samuel. It’s unknown what groups particularly known as and whether or not they have been simply exploratory calls to measure San Francisco’s willingness to commerce Samuel or calls with agency gives.

However one NFL supply stated he heard the 49ers have been very cool to the concept of buying and selling Samuel.

It’s attainable that is how the 49ers are going to deal with the scenario — by declining to commerce Samuel.

It’s additionally attainable the 49ers are merely taking an preliminary negotiating stance.

The timing of this example is sort of good for everybody concerned.

If the 49ers need to commerce Samuel, the week earlier than and all the best way as much as the primary two rounds of the NFL draft is an efficient time to get a premium decide for Samuel.

And groups needing a high receiver and prepared to make that commerce can really enable themselves to be on the clock — if it takes that lengthy for a deal to manifest — and see what receivers from the draft class can be found earlier than providing a decide or picks for Samuel.