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SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 30: Deebo Samuel Sr. #1 of the San Francisco 49ers looks on before the game against the Detroit Lions at Levi’s Stadium on December 30, 2024 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
Just days into NFL training camp, the San Francisco 49ers<\/a> made a major free-agent signing Thursday night.<\/p>\n After spending one season with the Washington Commanders<\/a>, wide receiver Deebo Samuel is heading back to San Francisco, where he spent the first six years of his NFL career.<\/p>\n Samuel agreed to a one-year, $7 million deal. Shortly after the news broke, he took to Instagram to celebrate the move.<\/p>\n Deebo Samuel Reveals Jersey Number<\/p>\n Samuel also announced that he\u2019ll wear No. 19, the same number he wore with the 49ers from 2019 through 2023.<\/p>\n He switched to No. 1 in 2024 and added \u201cSr.\u201d to the back of his jersey.<\/p>\n \u201c19 Baxxkkkkk,\u201d Samuel posted alongside a collage of photos from his first stint wearing No. 19.<\/p>\n 49ers Offense<\/p>\n Samuel joins what could become one of the NFL\u2019s most explosive offenses.<\/p>\n The 49ers added veteran wide receiver Mike Evans this offseason and still feature Christian McCaffrey, George Kittle, and Brock Purdy.<\/p>\n They also have Ricky Pearsall, although his status remains uncertain as he continues to recover from a lingering knee injury. That uncertainty likely factored into the 49ers\u2019 decision to bring Samuel back.<\/p>\n If Pearsall misses time this season, rookie De\u2019Zhaun Stribling could step into the No. 3 receiver role.<\/p>\n Samuel\u2019s NFL Career<\/p>\n Samuel enters his eighth NFL season after starring at South Carolina. He\u2019s earned one Pro Bowl selection and one First-Team All-Pro honor.<\/p>\n Last season with Washington, he caught 72 passes for 727 yards and five touchdowns despite the Commanders\u2019 quarterback issues.<\/p>\n Over his career, Samuel has totaled 406 receptions for 5,519 yards and 27 receiving touchdowns. He\u2019s also rushed for 1,218 yards and 21 touchdowns.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tCole Sullivan<\/a> Cole Sullivan is a sports journalist for Heavy.com covering the NFL, NBA, college football, and college basketball. A member of the United States Basketball Writers Association, he has written for FanSided, Athlon Sports, The Sporting News, and Newsweek. Sullivan earned an Associate degree from Franklin Pierce University and a Bachelor’s degree from Lynn University, where he studied Communications and Media Studies with a focus on Sports Journalism. More about Cole Sullivan<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 30: Deebo Samuel Sr. #1 of the San Francisco 49ers looks on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":419125,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[101,103,102,104,106,105],"class_list":["post-419124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-francisco","tag-san-francisco","tag-san-francisco-headlines","tag-san-francisco-news","tag-sf","tag-sf-headlines","tag-sf-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=419124"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419124\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/419125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=419124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=419124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=419124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}