A new report has revealed what a Deebo Samuel trade will now cost teams like the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Chargers this offseason.
With Super Bowl 59 in the rearview, the football world is now focused on the NFL offseason. As usual, for teams looking to improve their rosters free agency and the NFL Draft are two favorable options. However, there is also the trade market.
The only drawback, of course, is to get a good player on the trade block a team has to give up assets. One high-impact player who could be on the move in the coming weeks is San Francisco 49ers star Deebo Samuel.
The one-time Pro Bowler requested a trade this month and teams like the New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills, and Los Angeles Chargers are considered potential landing spots.
A year ago the wide receiver was linked to various trade rumors and seen as one of the better pass catchers in the game. However, after another disappointing season in 2024, interested teams are not going to have to give up premium draft picks to land him in a trade.
- Deebo Samuel stats (2024): 51 catches, 671 yards, 3 touchdowns, 13.1 yards per catch
New England Patriots, Los Angeles Chargers will only have to give up a Day 3 pick for Deebo Samuel
“Finding a comp for Samuel is difficult in large part because Samuel isn’t a traditional receiver,” ESPN NFL insider Jeremy Fowler wrote this week.
“When the Buffalo Bills traded Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans last April, the Bills received a 2025 second-round pick. At the time, Diggs was coming off a 107-catch, 1,183-yard, eight-touchdown season.
“Samuel is coming off a down year. And is entering the final year of his contract with other top receivers set to be available in free agency or trade. A Day 3 draft pick and perhaps another late-round pick would probably satisfy the 49ers,” he claimed. “If there isn’t much of a trade market, the Niners might have to settle for less unless they package picks with Samuel.”
- Deebo Samuel contract: Three years, $71.5 million
Samuel is only 29, and if healthy another Pro Bowl season is very possible in 2025. A Day 3 pick or two isn’t a terrible cost for WR-needy teams like the Patriots, Chargers, and Bills.
