SANTA CLARA (Calif.) — Sunday was the last domino after an offseason rollercoaster. This included a surprise trade request, a social media scrubbing, and a half-dozen receivers signing lucrative contracts. Deebo Samuel The parties agreed to extend their three-year-old contract with each other. San Francisco 49ers.
Sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the deal has a maximum worth of $73.5million over the three-year period and $58.1 million in guaranteed payments.
Samuel is the seventh wideout to sign a deal for at least $24million per year. Prior to this season, Samuel was the only wideout. DeAndre Hopkins The Arizona Cardinals That was the mark he had reached.
Samuel requested a trade in April from the Niners, but the Niners reached a peaceful settlement by negotiating the deal. San Francisco stood firm in their resolve to help Samuel with any issues they had and to reward Samuel with a contract that would continue to support them well into the future.
Mission accomplished.
The Niners made several offers to Samuel during the NFL draft but did not receive anything that would have been enough to let him go. Samuel gradually returned to the team over the following weeks, and he attended the mandatory, full-squad minicamp that took place in June. Samuel reported on time to the training camp for this year.
As camp opened on July 26, Shanahan and Samuel discussed the plan and agreed that Samuel would be doing conditioning work while the Niners and his representatives worked out a deal. John Lynch, Niners general manger, expressed greater optimism than ever that they would come to an agreement.
Lynch stated that Lynch had said, “We’ve had really fruitful and substantive talks.” Lynch said that while I don’t want everyone to be excited about something imminent, we are not yet there. However, I do hope that we can announce something exciting in the near future. Deebo is present today, and we are thrilled to move forward with him as part this team.
Samuel was the 49ers’ most productive offensive player. Samuel, 26, was 26 when he coined the term wide back. This is due to his ability as both a running back and receiver. Samuel was a unique offensive threat in his dual role, becoming the third player in NFL history and the first to receive at least 1,000 yards and five touchdowns in receiving.
Samuel averaged 18.2 yards per catch, 6.2 yards per run and scored a total of 14 touchdowns. Samuel was third in the NFL with 1,770 yards. He also had eight touchdowns on the ground, which helped him to earn All-Pro recognition.
Samuel has 167 receiving yards for 2,598 yards, 10 touchdowns, 550 rushing yards, and 11 ground scores in his three NFL seasons. He played in 38 games and missed one in 2021 and 2020.