Rice had 781 receiving yards through his seven games in 1986, which stood until today as the most by a 49ers player through the first seven games. Samuel's record-breaking outing was reported by NFL Media during today's game.
Samuel is in his third NFL season. San Francisco made him a second-round draft pick out of South Carolina in 2019.
Samuel is currently on pace for 1,989 yards this season. As of this post, the 49ers lead the Bears 30-22 in the fourth quarter.
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