San Francisco 49ers star wideout Deebo Samuel took to social media this week to express his lack of production, but was trolled by X’s community notes. The post was later deleted, but not before creating a media frenzy.
Samuel is currently in the least productive period of his six years NFL career, but the 49ers star seemingly pointed the finger at his quarterback in a post on
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel carries the ball against the Dallas Cowboys at Levi’s Stadium. (Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images)
The post, which was later deleted, was hit by a community post that read: “He leads the team in drops. He’s struggling.”
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Prior to Thursday evening’s match against the Los Angeles RamsAsked to explain what was said in the post, Samuel admitted he felt ‘frustrated’.
‘You read what you read. A little frustrated, for sure.”
Samuel takes the average just 2.9 yards on his 32 carries and is on pace for his worst season in terms of catches and receiving yards per game with 40 receptions for 553 yards. He hasn’t scored a touchdown since Week 6.
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel lines up against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium. (Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images)
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Head coach Kyle Shanahan spoke to reporters on Tuesday, explaining that he understands “Deebo saying that.”
“Deebo wants to help us and the only way he will help us is by getting the ball more. We would like to reach him more and we will continue to work on that.”
Shanahan added that he wished Samuel had kept the matter offline, but said the incident is “water under the bridge.”
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Brock Purdy, who appeared to be the subject of Samuel’s post, echoed that sentiment.
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is sacked by Buffalo Bills defenseman Greg Rousseau in Orchard Park, New York, Sunday, December 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
“Deebo and I talk all the time and he’s like one of my best friends on this team. I absolutely love Deebo and what he’s done for me and helped me,” the quarterback said Tuesday.
“I think he’s right. He’s doing a great job right now with what we’re asking of him on offense. And he’s not struggling or anything. It’s just, like I’ve said before about guys like Ricky (Pearsall) or last year with Aiyuk For a while, I think there are times where guys just don’t get the ball depending on the plan or what the defensive plan is and they take guys away. So I want to give Deebo the ball every game if I could. I want him to have all the records breaks as best as he can. I want Deebo to do Deebo things, and we all do that in this building. Guy and I are going to do everything we can to get him the ball.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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