Report: Patriots have mentioned Deebo Samuel commerce with 49ers initially appeared on NBC Sports activities Boston
The New England Patriots are on the hunt for a large receiver, and the San Francisco 49ers could possibly be an intriguing commerce associate.
The Patriots had “preliminary commerce discussions” with the 49ers concerning vast receiver Deebo Samuel previous to the 2024 NFL Draft, CBS Sports activities’ Josina Anderson reported Friday.
Anderson appeared to counsel that no deal is imminent — “discovering center floor on compensation may be difficult,” she wrote on X — however New England’s curiosity in Samuel is notable for a number of causes.
UPDATE (1:45 p.m. ET): The Patriots and Buffalo Payments, who at present personal the No. 34 and No. 33 general picks within the second spherical, respectively, each have curiosity in Samuel, in accordance with Mike Giardi of the Boston Sports activities Journal.
Lot of discuss Brandon Aiyuk probably being moved, however league sources point out Deebo Samuel is extra more likely to be traded, and that two of the groups on the prime of spherical two – Buffalo and New England – have curiosity within the participant.
— Mike Giardi (@MikeGiardi) April 26, 2024
As our Patriots Insider Tom E. Curran reported this week, the Patriots are “available in the market” for a large receiver, with Samuel’s teammate, Brandon Aiyuk, considered as a potential commerce goal. However whereas the 49ers fielded calls on Aiyuk throughout Thursday’s first spherical, Samuel is now considered because the “odd man out” in San Francisco’s receiver room after the crew drafted Florida wideout Ricky Pearsall at No. 31 general, per the San Francisco Chronicle’s Mike Silver.
The 49ers are “believed to be searching for” second- and third-round picks in return for Samuel, in accordance with Silver, who stories a commerce might materialize both earlier than the beginning of Friday’s second spherical or when a commerce associate is on the clock.
New England has a pair of precious Day 2 picks — No. 34 and No. 68 general — which maybe could possibly be a part of a possible deal for Samuel. The query is how a lot the Patriots are keen to surrender for the 28-year-old wideout, who is 2 years older than Aiyuk and carries $28.6 million and $24.2 million cap hits in 2024 and 2025, respectively.
Whereas Samuel could possibly be extra expensive than Aiyuk — who has a $14.1 million cap hit in 2024 earlier than hitting free company in 2025 — he is additionally an extremely dynamic participant who racked up 1,117 complete yards (892 receiving yards; 225 dashing yards) and 12 complete touchdowns in 2023 as a dual-threat receiver/working again for the NFC champion 49ers.
He’d instantly grow to be the Patriots’ greatest offensive participant and provides rookie quarterback Drake Maye an elite weapon to work with out of the gate.
Day 2 of the NFL Draft begins at 7 p.m. ET, and there could possibly be intrigue proper off the bat with New England on the clock with the second choose of the second spherical.
