Holdout Hex: Deebo Signed ✍️

08/01/2022

By: Jeff Yoder

49ers Lock Down WR Deebo Samuel With 3-Year, $73.5 Million Extension

The next training camp holdout has ended. The San Francisco 49ers signed WR Deebo Samuel to a 3-year, $73.5 million extension on Sunday, ending a short holdout and closing the book on a wild offseason of trade speculation. Samuel was the most notable holdout entering training camp, alongside D.K. Metcalf (Seahawks) who signed late last week, but both didn’t last long. There seems to be a hex on major holdouts this preseason. Samuel’s contract makes him the seventh wideout this offseason to sign a deal worth at least $24 million per year.

 

Wide Receiver Contracts (2022 Offseason)

Tyreek Hill (MIA): $30 million / year

Davante Adams (LVR): $28 million / year

Cooper Kupp (LAR): 26.7 million / year

A.J. Brown (PHI): $25 million / year

Deebo Samuel (SF): $24.5 million / year

Stefon Diggs (BUF): $24 million / year

D.K. Metcalf (SEA): $24 million / year

 

Dual-Threat Deebo

What sets Samuel apart is ultimately what earned him a massive contract among the game’s elite pass-catchers. He’s caught 167 passes for 2,598 yards and 10 touchdowns over three seasons with the Niners, but the dual-threat weapon has been a star in the run game, too. Last season, Deebo had nearly 400 rush yards and eight TDs on the ground. He has over 3,000 yards from scrimmage in three years, and the Niners made sure to keep him.

 

Remaining Holdouts

LB Roquan Smith (CHI)

TE Jessie Bates (CIN)

LT Orlando Brown Jr. (KC)

 

Additional Storylines

NBC Sports: 49ers & Deebo Samuel Agree to 3-Year Contract Extension

Yahoo! Sports: A.J. Brown Throws Shade at Former Team After Deebo Samuel Deal

 

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