The San Francisco 49ers have reportedly reached an agreement on the first major trade of the NFL offseason. According to ESPN, All-Pro Deebo Samuel will head East and play for the Washington Commanders in 2025.
The 49ers are expected to receive a fifth-round draft pick in exchange for the star wide receiver, per the report. Earlier this week at the NFL Scouting Combine, 49ers general manager John Lynch confirmed reports stating Samuel requested a trade. Lynch said the team planned to “honor” the request.
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Deebo Samuel #19 of the San Francisco 49ers warms up prior to a game against the Arizona Cardinals at Levi’s Stadium on October 01, 2023 in Santa Clara, California. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
“He’s asked for a fresh start, and I think we’re going to honor that,” Lynch said Wednesday.
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Samuel spent the first six seasons of his NFL career with the 49ers after the team selected him in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
He earned First-team All-Pro honors and a Pro Bowl selection after he finished the 2021 season with a career-high 1,405 receiving yards. Samuel and the Niners reached an agreement on a three-year contract extension following that standout season.
Deebo Samuel #19 of the San Francisco 49ers reacts in the end zone prior to the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Michael Owens/Getty Images)
Samuel missed two games this past season, but he experienced a noticeable dropoff in production when he was on the football field. He finished the year with 670 receiving yards and 136 rushing yards as San Francisco stumbled to a disappointing 6-11 record.
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Samuel spoke to 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan about making an exit from the team during the offseason, and later had a conversation with Lynch.
“Then, he came up and talked with me and we had a very honest and frank conversation,” Lynch said. “He told us his reasons. I asked him to sit on it, sleep on it, and we’d do the same. We did, and we told him he could go talk to people.”
Like any other trade agreed to now, this deal cannot be processed until the new league year begins on March 12. As part of the deal, Washington is taking on the remainder of Samuel’s contract, and paying his full $17.55 million salary for the 2025 season, sources told Schefter.
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