49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel hasn't missed a practice. Not in OTAs, not in minicamp, not in training camp. Even the great Fred Warner skipped practices in OTAs because they're optional. Which means Samuel has gone above and beyond what's expected.
They're the oldest team in the NFL and they've played 60 games the past three seasons. So it's no surprise that players such as Christian McCaffrey, Nick Bosa, George Kittle, Javon Hargrave and Charvarius Ward take days off. They're pacing themselves. And then there are players such as Brandon Aiyuk and Trent Williams who haven't practiced at all this offseason due to contract disputes.
But Samuel hasn't missed a practice. Not in OTAs, not in minicamp, not in training camp. Even the great Fred Warner skipped practices in OTAs because they're optional. Which means Samuel has gone above and beyond what's expected of him as a veteran and a captain.Samuel is in a defacto contract year. Once the 49ers give Brandon Aiyuk a contract extension that makes him one of the highest-paid players in the league, they probably won't be able to afford Samuel past this season.
So he's determined. He's in outstanding shape. He's going to be a difficult to tackle as ever. He deserves major recognition for all his work. The problem is that he still doesn't run good routes. His best routes are shallow crosses, deep crosses and screens. Anything that doesn't require an explosive cut. But that's to be expected. He can't change who he is at 28.Grant Cohn has covered the San Francisco 49ers daily since 2011.
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