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Former Broncos CB Says Denver Doesn't Need 49ers WR Deebo Samuel

Deebo Samuel seems to want to join the Broncos.
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Dec 12, 2024; Santa Clara, California, USA; Los Angeles Rams safety Kamren Kinchens (26) breaks up a pass intended for San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel Sr. (1) in the fourth quarter at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images
Dec 12, 2024; Santa Clara, California, USA; Los Angeles Rams safety Kamren Kinchens (26) breaks up a pass intended for San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel Sr. (1) in the fourth quarter at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images | Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images

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Deebo Samuel seems to want to join the Broncos.

He recently requested permission to seek a trade which the 49ers granted, then he went on his podcast and said the Broncos are a player away from being contenders, then he posted a picture of himself wearing a Broncos jersey on Instagram. You connect the dots.

It's unclear whether the Broncos have any actual interest in Samuel, who was 20 pounds overweight at times this past season according to The SF Standard's Tim Kawakami.

Former Broncos cornerback Chris Harris Jr. recently posted his thoughts about Samuel on X.

"Deebo to Denver makes zero sense when we already have (Marvin) Mims (Jr.)," Harris Jr. wrote.

Mims was the Broncos' second-round draft pick in 2023, Sean Payton's first season as their head coach. In two seasons, Mims has gone to two Pro Bowls and established himself as arguably the best punt returner in the NFL. This past season, he led the league in yards per punt return at 15.7 and was first-team All Pro.

Mims also is an ascending wide receiver who gained 545 yards from scrimmage last season and scored six touchdowns. And he's only 22. He essentially is a young version of Samuel, in the sense that he's an explosive weapon who can play lots of positions.

Trading for Samuel or signing him if he gets released would take snaps away from Mims and inhibit his growth when he should be ascending.

Don't do it, Denver. Listen to Chris Harris Jr.

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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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