Report: WR Deebo Samuel requests trade from 49ers

It is not such a super Sunday for the San Francisco 49ers.

Wide receiver Deebo Samuel requested and was granted permission by the team to seek a trade during the NFL off-season, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported.

“It was a hard conversation to have with (head coach) Kyle (Shanahan) because of the relationship that we have,” Samuel told Schefter. “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 has spent his entire six-year career with the NFC West club, including Super Bowl appearances in 2020 and 2024.

In 81 regular-season games, the 29-year-old has amassed 334 catches for 4,792 yards and 22 touchdowns through the air while adding 1,143 yards and another 20 scores rushing.

But Samuel’s production dipped this season as he found the endzone just four times while averaging the fewest receptions and yards per game of his career.

In December, he posted and later deleted a frustrated message on X: “Not struggling at all just not getting the ball!!!!!!!”

San Francisco finished last in its division at 6-11 and missed the playoffs for the second time in Samuel’s career.

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