Deebo Samuel returns to San Francisco 49ers on a 1-year deal
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According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the San Francisco 49ers didn't sign Deebo Samuel just because of Ricky Pearsall's injury.
Given the early injuries to come out of the San Francisco 49ers’ training camp, it appeared as though the team frantically signed Deebo Samuel to a one-year contract on Thursday evening. However, the 49ers and Samuel had been talking about a reunion “all along,
The addition of Samuel was needed due to injuries at the position. Per The Athletic’s Matt Barrows, 49ers receiver Ricky Pearsall currently has knee swelling and receiver Christian Kirk injured his calf in the 49ers’ first practice.
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Deebo Samuel reunites with 49ers amid injuries to wide receivers Ricky Pearsall, Christian Kirk
Samuel spent the first six years of his career with the 49ers before playing for the Commanders last season
Deebo Samuel wore No. 19 throughout the most successful years of his first stint with the 49ers, making it his signature jersey in San Francisco.
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