INDIANAPOLIS — When wide receiver Deebo Samuel and the 49ers were negotiating a new contract three years ago, he asked the organization to trade him.This time, 49ers general manager John Lynch believes Samuel means it. And the 49ers are prepared to fulfill the star wideout's trade request.Lynch said Samuel is drawing considerable interest."He's asked for a fresh start, and I think we're going to honor that," Lynch said Wednesday at the NFL Scouting Combine.Samuel, 29, has played six seasons with the 49ers after coming to the team as a second-round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. After an All-Pro 2021 season, he signed a three-year, $71.5 million contract extension with the 49ers in August 2022.Before Samuel signed his contract, which runs through the 2025 NFL season, he requested a trade. Lynch was adamant at the time that he would not trade Samuel."Maybe there was some frustration at the time, but I never felt like that was a real deal," Lynch told NBC Sports Bay Area on Wednesday.But this time it's different.After a season in which his production dropped and the 49ers stumbled to a 6-11 record, Samuel expressed his desire to end his union with the 49ers during a conversation with...
Lynch, 49ers to honor Deebo’s trade request, but deal isn’t guaranteed
Feb 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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