In order to dial up a trick play in the NFL, a coach must have unbridled confidence in all of the key players involved. One slight misstep and that coach becomes a social media laughingstock.
So when 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan dialed up this play during Super Bowl LIV in February, he clearly had 100 percent trust in the throwing arm of … rookie wide receiver Deebo Samuel? That’s right, the only other person Shanahan trusted to throw a pass in the Super Bowl was a 24-year-old rookie who had exactly two pass completions in his entire collegiate career at South Carolina.