NFL Rumors: Deebo Samuel Trade Talks Heating Up?

In this edition of NFL rumors, trade talk surrounding Deebo Samuel are heating up with the New York Jets seen as serious contenders.

The NFL draft is less than 48 hours away and the rumors surrounding San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel are starting to heat up.

The 49ers once again reiterated their desire to keep Samuel but that hasn’t ever stopped a team from pulling a 180 in the near future and with the draft approaching, now seems as good a time as any for San Francisco to pull the trigger.

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During an appearance on the Rich Eisen Show, NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah says a trade is likely to happen before the end of the first round of the draft.

“If you asked me two days ago, I would have said, No. I’m just talking to a million people right now. It’s that time of the year when my phone doesn’t stop. It changed over the last two days from ‘I don’t think the 49ers would ever do it’ to ‘I think there’s a good chance they trade him.”

Tony Pauline of PFN took a step further and specified the Jets as the team to watch as Samuel’s likely landing spot. According to Pauline, the Jets are prepared to make the 49ers an “offer that they can’t refuse”.

“League executives feel the No. 10 pick will eventually go to the San Francisco 49ers, and Deebo Samuel will be a New York Jet. Whether it happens before the draft or whether it happens on draft night, whether it really happens at all, that is the feeling right now.”

Again, this aligns with everything we have seen from the Jets this offseason from their failed attempt to trade for Tyreek Hill and their constant connection to every wideout that may or may not have been available this offseason. New York is on a mission to get their second-year quarterback Zach Wilson a top-flight receiver and Samuel certainly fits that bill. With the 10th overall pick in their pocket, that would likely be the very beginning of trade talks and the Jets would be more than happy to part with that asset.

If the Jets do ultimately land Samuel, it’s unclear how this would impact their standing in the AFC. They may still, on paper, be just the third-best team in the AFC East so it will be hard to breakthrough in the ultra-competitive AFC in 2022. However, having Samuel on their roster gives them a chance.