Deebo Samuel’s exploits are well-documented—he’s an NFL unicorn, a large receiver who additionally performs operating again and the kind of participant many NFL groups will attempt to copycat and fail. However his future with the 49ers is, not less than for the second, up within the air with contract negotiations for a brand new deal not but having gotten finished. Samuel additionally not too long ago eliminated any references of the 49ers from his Instagram web page.
The latter has apparently led to the 26-year-old star receiving demise threats and racial feedback.
“For all y’all followers that’s within the DMs [sending] demise threats and racial stuff, it don’t hassle me,” he posted in an Instagram story. “It don’t. Ya’ll the identical ones that was hoorah and ‘go Debo.’ Oh now y’all wanna ship demise threats and ship all these racial [things].
“It don’t hassle me. I’m cool I’m chillin’. I’m glad.”
Final season, Samuel confirmed off his unparalleled versatility with 77 catches for 1,405 yards and 6 touchdowns in the course of the common season whereas additionally dashing for 365 yards and eight touchdowns. His eight dashing scores had been probably the most by a large receiver within the Tremendous Bowl period, doubling the earlier file of by 4 by Tavon Austin in 2015.
Samuel is coming into the fourth and ultimate 12 months of his rookie take care of the 49ers.
Holding the 6-foot, 215 wunderkind could be crucial for San Francisco however it's going to possible price them given the recent marketplace for extensive receivers. In current weeks, Tyreek Hill and Davante Adams inked offers value not less than $28 million per 12 months. Samuel, by comparability, put up extra whole yards than each.
As for his future, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan is definitely wanting to have Samuel return.
“We have to determine it out,” he stated on the NFL’s annual assembly in Palm Seashore, Florida. “[He and defensive end Nick Bosa] are guys who've earned quite a bit, and two guys that I hope are with the Niners perpetually — or not less than so long as I’m right here.”
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