MIAMI — Deebo Samuel remembers now the first time he met Wes Welker. He just didn’t realize it at first.
It was at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis, and the 49ers had requested a meeting with the versatile playmaker out of South Carolina. Just that week, they had announced the additions of two former receivers to their coaching staff — Welker, the decorated former Patriot, and Miles Austin.
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Samuel walked into the room hyperfocused on the question-answer session. He walked out not having realized one of the coaches he was speaking with was Welker.