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49ers WR Deebo Samuel Seems to Want to Play for the Denver Broncos

I'm guessing Samuel thinks he's the piece the Broncos are missing. And I'm sure he hopes that an offensive guru such as Sean Payton sees value in him.
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Dec 30, 2024; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel Sr. (1) runs with the ball during the first quarter against the Detroit Lions at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images
Dec 30, 2024; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel Sr. (1) runs with the ball during the first quarter against the Detroit Lions at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images | Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images

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On Super Bowl Sunday, it was reported that Deebo Samuel told the 49ers he wants to be traded during his exit meetings. The 49ers apparently have granted him and his agent permission to seek a trade.

And it appears the Denver Broncos are high on Samuel's list of preferred destinations.

First, he posted a picture of himself on Instagram wearing an orange Broncos jersey. Then, he went on his podcast and was asked which team in the NFL could be special next season.

"I can say Denver," Samuel said without hesitation. "Bo Nix is playing really, really good ball right now. Their defense is outrageous. You got Patrick Surtain II out there who's I would say the best at the position right now. Probably been for the past two years. I just think you need a couple more pieces and it'll be what it needs to be, and just have to get past Pat Mahomes every year."

I'm guessing Samuel thinks he's the piece the Broncos are missing. And I'm sure he hopes that an offensive guru such as Sean Payton sees value in him.

But I'm not so sure the Broncos would want Samuel. They might prefer to draft a wide receiver, someone who's younger, faster, quicker, cheaper, more explosive, hungrier, a better route runner and a better teammate than Samuel.

At this point in Samuel's career, his best position is kick returner. As a running back, he averaged 3.2 yards per carry last season. And as a wide receiver, he can't get open on his own.

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Grant Cohn has covered the San Francisco 49ers daily since 2011. He spent the first nine years of his career with the Santa Rosa Press Democrat where he wrote the Inside the 49ers blog and covered famous coaches and athletes such as Jim Harbaugh, Colin Kaepernick and Patrick Willis. In 2012, Inside the 49ers won Sports Blog of the Year from the Peninsula Press Club. In 2020, Cohn joined FanNation and began writing All49ers. In addition, he created a YouTube channel which has become the go-to place on YouTube to consume 49ers content. Cohn's channel typically generates roughly 3.5 million viewers per month, while the 49ers' official YouTube channel generates roughly 1.5 million viewers per month. Cohn live streams almost every day and posts videos hourly during the football season. Cohn is committed to asking the questions that 49ers fans want answered, and providing the most honest and interactive coverage in the country. His loyalty is to the reader and the viewer, not the team or any player or coach. Cohn is a new-age multimedia journalist with an old-school mentality, because his father is Lowell Cohn, the legendary sports columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle from 1979 to 1993. The two have a live podcast every Tuesday. Grant Cohn grew up in Oakland and studied English Literature at UCLA from 2006 to 2010. He currently lives in Oakland with his wife.

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