Analyst urges odd 49ers reunion for All Pro WR
This move would be quite something.
Analyst urges odd 49ers reunion for All Pro WR originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The San Francisco 49ers are looming large in the Super Bowl race in 2026, with Kyle Shanahan's team looking like one of the teams to beat.
With the addition of Mike Evans, plus the return of Nick Bosa, the 49ers will be hoping they aren't bitten as badly by the injury bug as they were last season. Still, with the roster as it is currently constructed, San Francisco has all the tools for a Super Bowl win, if it can stay healthy. But what if they added to Brock Purdy's arsenal of weapons?
CBS Sports' Garrett Podell has named the 49ers as a landing spot for receiver Deebo Samuel. "Kyle Shanahan will certainly look to lighten running back Christian McCaffrey's workload after 413 touches in the regular season," Podell wrote . "That's the most in a season since Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray's 449 back in 2014.
McCaffrey also turns 30-years-old on June 7. "Bringing back Samuel to fill in for McCaffrey on some of the checkdowns and screens in Shanahan's offense could maximize the former's skill set while preserving the latter for postseason football. " More: Vikings oddly linked with Pro Bowl WR A Samuel reunion incoming?