By Nick Farabaugh | nfarabaugh@pennlive.com
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel is on the trade block after the 49ers gave him permission to seek out a new team. The Pittsburgh Steelers will be one of the teams in contention to land Samuel’s services, and according to one report, Samuel seemingly wants to come to Pittsburgh.
Noah Strackbein of Sports Illustrated reports that Samuel and his agent will approach the Steelers as one of his favored destinations in the trade process.
“According to a source from another NFL team, Samuel and his agent Tory Dandy are “absolutely” going to attempt to engage with the Steelers, making them an immediate candidate if they share the same interest,” Strackbein wrote.
Now, Samuel, 29, is seeing a trade out of San Francisco. With Samuel being owed $17.5 million in the final year of his contract, this looks like a deal that San Francisco will have to eat some money in to facilitate. If they do not, it is hard for Samuel to see the market as being that lush.
With none of that money guaranteed, it makes it far easier to facilitate a trade. In 15 games this past season, Samuel had 51 receptions for 670 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He added 42 rushes for 136 yards and a touchdown.
In his career, Samuel has been used as wide receiver and a running back at times due to his build, amassing over 4000 career receiving yards and over 1000 career rushing yards.
