SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch was in no hurry to field questions about receiver Deebo Samuel in his pre-draft media availability Monday.
Before opening the nearly 30-minute session to queries, Lynch spent about five and a half of those minutes thanking his staff for the hard work they've put in on the upcoming NFL draft and discussing the draft itself. Mixed in was a brief mention of Samuel, but only to say that he didn't intend to divulge details on the situation.
Eventually, the inquiries came in bunches and while Lynch didn't reveal why Samuel has requested a trade, any details on negotiations or how things reached this point, he did make it clear the Niners have little desire to trade the star receiver/running back.