Deebo Samuel had one of the best receiving seasons in 49ers history in 2021. To say he followed it up with a down year would be putting it nicely.
“It was awful in every way,” Samuel told the Bay Area media of his performance in 2022.
A lengthy contract dispute which lasted into training camp played a large part in the decline. When the team reconvened to start the offseason program, the star receiver and head coach sat down to review his performance the year before.
“Kyle and I had a long meeting. We watched tape, talked about it and we put it behind us,” said Samuel.