49ers CB Deommodore Lenoir Shades Jaxon Smith-Njigba Amid Seahawks' WR Shakeup

DK Metcalf has requested a trade but Jaxon Smith-Njigba is out here catching strays.

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Deommodore Lenoir on Oct 20, 2024. / Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Deommodore Lenoir is not happy to hear about the Seattle Seahawks' wide receiver shuffle, which saw the team on Wednesday part ways with longtime wideout Tyler Lockett and star receiver D.K. Metcalf request a trade.

Speaking on Instagram Live, Lenoir specifically complained about Metcalf's possible departure, which, to hear him tell it, makes his job defending against one of the Niners' biggest rivals much less exciting. But as he explained that, Jaxon Smith-Njigba—now presumably Seattle's WR1—caught a few strays.

"Y'all cannot leave DK leave," Lenoir said in the video. "Y'all can't do that. How am I gonna have fun out there? Njigba, he be crying all day. He cry. That's all he do is cry. 'Ref, he holding! He holding, ref! Oh no, don't hurt me!' Crybaby," the corner continued in presumably an impression of Smith-Njigba.

"Bro, I'm not worried about JSN," Lenoir went on. "I'm not. He know that."

#49ers Deommodore Lenoir went on IG Live to react to DK Metcalf trade request and called out #Seahawks WR Jaxson Smith-Njigba 👀

“Y’all cannot let DK (Metcalf) Leave. How am I going to have fun out there? Njigba he be crying all day. That’s all he do is cry…Crybaby.” pic.twitter.com/jwf8iGI0IO

— 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙎𝙁𝙉𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨 (@TheSFNiners) March 5, 2025

After shading JSN, Lenoir then turned the focus of his message back to Metcalf.

"We can't let you leave, bro," he said. "Unless you want to be a Niner. Unless you want to be a Niner, that's the only way. But then again, I like going against you. ... It low key had me mad when I just got that text in the morning. What you talkin' 'bout, he about to leave Seattle? It got me hot."

The corner also shared his thoughts on X (formerly Twitter).

Bro You can’t leave Seattle you the only one that made that game fun https://t.co/iezTAWn957

— Deommodore lenoir (@Dmo_lenoir) March 5, 2025

Though Metcalf's impending departure is notable, it's not totally shocking; rumors circulated last fall that the Seahawks could trade the 27-year-old receiver, though a deal never materialized.

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