Kyle Posey is the Senior Producer at Niners Nation and has covered the 49ers since 2019. Kyle was an FCS wide receiver in college and has coached high school football for 8+ years. He's written for several sites and appeared on numerous podcasts. His extensive football history, paired with an accounting background, helps Kyle take an analytical and statistical approach to breaking down and covering the Niners.
Numerous outcomes could happen with San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel this offseason, who has one year remaining on his current contract. The Niners could:
- Let Samuel play out the final year of his extension
- Release Samuel with a post-June 1 designation and save roughly $17 million over the next two seasons
- Trade Deebo ahead of the NFL Draft for compensation to use in this year’s draft
- Wait to trade Samuel during training camp/early during the 2025 regular season/post-draft once an injury, a team misses out on a wideout during a draft, or separation settles in
The most plausible outcome would be to honor Samuel’s request and trade him before the 2025 NFL Draft.