Deebo Samuel will play for a team that isn’t the San Francisco 49ers this weekend.
No, it has not been traded.
But in the wake of his latest commercial request, and as the NFL draft begins, Samuel will play in celebrity-flag football for fan-controlled football, a professional indoor league featuring Terrell Owens and Johnny Manzel as fans call their team attacking. Play.
The 26-year-old All-Pro receiver’s involvement in the game comes amid commercial speculation after Samuel told ESPN’s Jeff Darlington last week that he had asked the 49ers to deal with him.
Samuel exits a breakout season in which he had 77 passes for 1,405 yards and six touchdowns, and also carried the ball 59 times for 365 yards and eight touchdowns. Reports have suggested that Samuel’s displeasure has more to do with his use in the 49ers offense than with a possible contract extension.
The chatter led to Samuel posting a mysterious tweet on Wednesday.
Earlier this week, the 49ers general manager, John Lynch, reiterated that he would prefer to keep Samuel.
“I can never imagine wanting to move on from Depo,” Lynch said.
As the 49ers draft on Saturday, Samuel will take to the field at Pullman Yards in Atlanta at 2:30 p.m. PT alongside other current and former NFL stars, including Cam Newton, Terek Hill, Vaughn Miller, Deandre Hopkins and Chad Ochosenko. much more.
Fan-controlled soccer, a 7-on-7 league played on a 50-yard field, allows fans to vote on each offensive game to be called via the FCF app, transmitting which game gets the most number of Votes to the midfielder in the game. Square.
Owens made his league debut on April 16, receiving a touchdown pass.
Other current and former NFL players associated with the league include team owners Marshawn Lynch, Austin Eckler, Richard Sherman, Dalvin Cook, Tiki and Ronde Barber.
Here is the full list of NFL players scheduled for Saturday’s Celebrity Match, which will be hosted by hip-hop artist Quavo, who owns one of the FCF teams:
Bradley Chubb – Denver Broncos
DJ Shark – Detroit Lions
Mikol Hardman – Mayors of Kansas City
Tyric Hill – Miami Dolphins
DeAndre Hopkins – Arizona Cardinals
Marlon Humphrey – Baltimore Ravens
Derwin James – Los Angeles Chargers
Richard Leconte – Cleveland Browns
Willie McGinst – former NFL player
Xavier McKinney – New York Giants
Von Miller – Buffalo Bills
Cam Newton – Free NFL Player Agent
Chad Ochosenko – former NFL wide receiver
Daron Payne – Leaders of Washington
Kyle Bates – Atlanta Falcons
Debo Samuel – San Francisco 49ers
Patrick Sertin II – Denver Broncos
D’Andre Swift – Detroit Lions
James Winston – New Orleans Saints
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