Commanders’ Deebo Samuel Details Departure From 49ers

‘When the trade happened, my mind was flipping through all the memories like a scrapbook,’ the wide receiver said.

Deebo Samuel #19 of the San Francisco 49ers looks on before a game against the Los Angeles Rams at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Jan. 7, 2024. Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images

Washington Commanders wide receiver Deebo Samuel summarized his departure from the San Francisco 49ers with one word: bittersweet.

“It’ll never not be bittersweet,” Samuel wrote in The Players’ Tribune on Thursday after last week’s trade.