Deebo Samuel: Receiver and 49ers still at an impasse over his future

ESPN reporter Jeremy Fowler has provided an update on San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel and his future with the franchise.

Deebo Samuel, who has become one of the biggest dual-threat players in the National Football League in the past few years, helping the San Francisco 49ers both through the air as a wide receiver and along the ground as a running back, has been facing something of an uncertain future at Levi’s Stadium this offseason.

It all started back in April when it was reported by ESPN reporter Jeff Darlington that the 26-year-old had asked for a trade from the organisation, although he wasn’t able to relay exactly what the reasoning was behind his demands. 

Samuel seemed to take issue with that though, as he responded on Twitter, before later deleting, that the only people who knew the truth in the matter were him, his agent Tony Dandy and the 49ers themselves:

Deebo Samuel deleted his tweet, possibly at the prompting of his agent, but he got his message across. Very little information on his contract situation is known outside of the immediate negotiating parties. Reports we see on tv or social media about motive(s) are speculation. pic.twitter.com/n0NSgTQOjx

In amongst all of these reports though, the 49ers have had their say on the matter also, as they have maintained that they will not be trading him away, with GM John Lynch having to double down on their message during a recent charity event:

49ers’ GM John Lynch, when asked at last night’s “Dwight Clark Legacy Series” event, about Deebo Samuel’s status with the team: “We haven't traded him, and I'd be a fool to trade him, so yes, Deebo will be part of the 49ers this season.”

It does seem like a ‘where there’s smoke, there’s fire’ situation,