Commanders trading for Deebo Samuel: 49ers reach agreement to send receiver to Washington for NFL Draft pick

The Deebo Samuel era in the Bay Area has reached its end. The San Francisco 49ers have agreed to trade the star receiver to the Washington Commanders, per CBS Sports lead NFL Insider Jonathan Jones. As for the compensation, the Commanders are sending a fifth-round pick to the Niners in exchange for Samuel, per ESPN. 

Samuel’s departure from the 49ers had been looming for quite a while, and general manager John Lynch had told reporters this week at the NFL Scouting Combine that the team was “going to honor” his trade request. They have, and now Samuel is heading to Washington where he’ll join an offense headlined by NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Jayden Daniels, who will be throwing him the football. 

The crux of Samuel’s trade request stemmed from the wideout entering the final year of his contract. He’s currently due a base salary of $1.17 million, so it’s likely that the Commanders will also be inking him to some sort of an extension to help facilitate the deal and integrate him into the organization. 

Samuel, 29, had spent his entire career with the 49ers up until this trade. The team drafted him in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft out of South Carolina. 

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