The 49ers first-team offense saw the field, but it was short and sweet against the Denver Broncos Saturday night. Brock Purdy had a handful of attempts, with two of them targeting Deebo Samuel.
Samuel is only one season removed from an epic 2021 season where he was an All-Pro. But his perceived struggles in 2022 have been well-documented, namely, from himself. Samuel’s numbers were down a year ago, but he also missed four games. Still, when Deebo was on the field, he wasn’t his usual self.
That wasn’t the case during his first preseason action.