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It looks like the San Francisco 49ers will have a different receiver room in 2025 as they will likely trade Deebo Samuel. The veteran wideout recently broke his silence about the situation. And here is a perfect trade the Steelers must offer the 49ers for Samuel.
It all comes down to a draft pick. And with the way the market has gone for veteran wide receivers, it should cost the Steelers too much draft capital to land the 49ers’ veteran. They could send a fourth-round pick to the 49ers and pair Samuel with rising star George Pickens.
Samuel’s days as a No. 1 target are gone into a sea of age and injury history. But he still. has the juice to give defenses plenty to think about as the No. 2 option.
Of course, this comes with the caveat that the Steelers keep Pickens in Pittsburgh. Beat write Mark Kaboly thinks they will, according to a post on X by Steelers Depot.
Kaboly predicts George Pickens will be back with the Steelers in 2025: “I think I’m really, really thinking or believing that George Pickens will be back. So you better prepare yourself. They’re not just gonna dump him and say, ‘Let’s cut the cancer and just move on here.’ They want to at least have somebody in place, and unless you have a guy who is as talented as him, you’re not going to do that because all of a sudden that compromises your whole offense. I don’t see that happening.”
So this brings Samuel to the forefront. And he’s apparently ready to move on from the 49ers, who feel likewise, according to a post on X by Adam Schefter.
The 49ers have granted Deebo Samuel and his agent Tory Dandy permission to find a trade partner for the wide receiver, Samuel told ESPN. This comes after Samuel asked San Francisco to trade him during the players’ exit meetings after the season.
“It was a hard conversation to have with Kyle (Shanahan) because of the relationship that we have,” Samuel said today. “But I have to do what’s best. I’m more than thankful for the Niners giving me the opportunity of a lifetime, but now I think it’s best that we find another team.”
San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan said he doesn’t think Samuel has lost a step, according to a post on Facebook by 95.7 The Game.
“I don’t think Deebo’s slowed down,” Shanahan said. “(And) I think he got banged up early in the year. I think he had an awesome training camp to where I’d say he didn’t slow down at all. And then got hurt and had the pneumonia.
“When you build up a bunch in camp and you miss a lot of time in practice it is hard to maintain that stuff. But by no means do I think he’s lost it or anything. And...
