Two New England Patriots players wasted no time recruiting Deebo Samuel to the team after his trade request.
On Wednesday, NFL insider Jeff Darlington reported that the 49ers WR requested a trade. There was also speculation that it had nothing to do with money and everything with how he is being used in the offense.
Patriots players DeVante Parker and Mack Wilson quickly jumped on the opportunity to get his attention.
“@19problemz nothing wrong with both us being on the @Patriots this season,” Wilson said.
“Not at all,” Parker replied.
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During the 2021 season, Samuel had a historical year while playing both wide receiver and running back. Not only did the Pro Bowler haul in 1,405 yards and six touchdowns through the air, but he also added 365 yards and eight touchdowns on the ground.
Samuel became just the third player in the NFL history to finish a season with at least 1,000 receiving yards along with at least five receiving touchdowns and five rushing touchdowns.
“There are some questions and some frustrations from his standpoint about this usage,” Rapoport said Wednesday on NFL Network. “He takes a lot of hits, used like a running back, put all over the field and it just does not sound like he’s comfortable with the way he’s being used.”
Tom Pelissero of NFL Media has reported that Samuel’s preference is to dump his running back role so he can focus on just being a receiver.
“Deebo Samuel wants to be a receiver and not a receiver-slash-running back,” Pelissero said in an interview with Rich Eisen. “His rushing attempts were significantly up last season from where they’ve been in the past. We all know that he’s a really, really physical player, but there probably are some concerns here about longevity.”
