Programming Note: Watch "49ers Now" with Matt Maiocco and Jennifer Lee Chan at 4 p.m. PT today from Santa Clara, streaming live on the NBC Sports App, YouTube and Facebook. SANTA CLARA — Wide receiver Deebo Samuel's production over the 49ers' past five games has fallen significantly. But coach Kyle Shanahan said on Monday he doesn't believe it's because Samuel has lost a step. "By no means do I think he's lost it or anything," Shanahan said. Samuel got off to a strong start this season. And in the 49ers' Week 6 game against the Seattle Seahawks, he reached a top speed of 20.9 mph on a 76-yard touchdown reception, per NextGen Stats. It was Samuel's fastest speed since Week 14 of 2019 — his rookie season. It was also the third time he reached 20 mph through that point in the season. "I don't think Deebo's slowed down," Shanahan said. Through his first seven games (not including a game against Kansas City in which he played just four snaps due to pneumonia), Samuel had 29 catches for 468 yards. But in the past five games combined, he has 14 catches for 101 yards. "I think he got banged up earlier in the year," Shanahan said. "He had an awesome training camp to where I'd say he...
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