Emergency Podcast: 49ers agree to Deebo Samuel trade with Commanders

49ers Talk with Matt Maiocco

NBC Sports Bay Area

Nfl, Football, Matt Maiocco, San Francisco 49ers, Sports

4.6 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

One of the 49ers' first offseason dominoes fell Saturday with the team's agreement to trade wide receiver Deebo Samuel to the Washington Commanders for a fifth-round draft pick. Matt Maiocco and Jennifer Lee Chan sit down to discuss the trade's magnitude, which deals away a fan favorite who defined a 49ers era with four NFC Championship Games and two Super Bowl appearances. From standout Senior Bowl performer to All-Pro "wide back," Matt and Jennifer recount some of Samuel's best moments in a 49ers uniform. Later, Matt and Jennifer address the state of the 49ers' wide receivers room and how the team can fill Samuel's void.

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0:00.0	The Depot Samuel era is over with the 49ers, and what a memorable slice of time it was.
0:12.0	The 49ers on Saturday agreed to a trade that will send Samuel to the Washington Commanders for a fifth round draft pick.
0:19.0	General Manager John Lynch calls Samuel one of his most
0:22.1	favorite draft picks during his time with the organization and for good reason. Samuel was a
0:27.0	unique talent, but when things went badly, it became clear to everyone that it was time for a change.
0:32.8	On this emergency episode, Jennifer Lee Chan and I will tell you what it all means and reflect on Samuel's
0:39.1	six seasons with the club. We'll do all that and much more on this episode of 49ers talk
0:44.1	coming at you right now. Welcome to another episode of 49ers talk on NBC Sports Bay Area.com.
0:52.3	Introducing your hosts, Matt Mayoko and Jennifer Lee Chan.
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1:19.5	with Jennifer Lee Chan. And you know, Jennifer, we knew it was going to happen when John Lynch told
1:25.3	us this week that he was going to honor Debo
1:29.0	Samuel's trade request, but still when it happens, I mean, this is, this is, Debo Samuel defines
1:36.0	this brief era of 49ers football. I mean, he really does. The way the 49ers went were
1:42.2	because of the way Debo Samuel played. So I got to say,
1:45.2	though, I did mention Washington as a potential landing place for Debo Samuel because Adam Peters and
1:51.7	John Lynch have such a close connection, Adam Peters having been the general manager assistant
1:56.0	with John Lynch in the Bay Area. Yeah, I think the only question was, you know, would it make sense for the 40
2:02.8	to trade him?
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