No wonder the San Francisco 49ers weren't interested. Matt Barrows of The Athletic has revealed what the New York Jets offered to John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan for their star wide receiver, Deebo Samuel, and it is underwhelming.
"49ers might have been persuaded by a king's ransom offer for Deebo Samuel," wrote Barrows. "What they got was significantly less than that. Per a league source, the Jets offered pick No. 10 and a 5th rounder in exchange for Samuel and the 49ers' 2nd rounder, No. 61 overall.
"Source said the Lions' offer also was 'light.' Which seems to underscore that Samuel means more to the 49ers than he does to other teams."
He definitely means more to the 49ers than those reportedly embarrassing offers. Had the 49ers accepted, we might have had a fan revolt on our hands. There were reports that a "pick swap" was part of the offer but no one imagined it was a swap between second- and fifth-round picks.
Samuel remains on San Francisco's roster, and everything indicates he will remain there. The disgruntled wide receiver, who recently requested a trade, lost his leverage at the close of the draft's first round on Thursday night.
Now, the real question is whether the 49ers can repair their relationship with Samuel and if the receiver can be signed to a contract extension.
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