San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle took to social media to defend former teammate Deebo Samuel. A video of Samuel running routes at half-speed during Washington Commanders minicamp went viral and garnered him some criticism for a perceived lack of effort or dip in explosiveness:

George Kittle and Deebo Samuel were teammates for six seasons. Kittle defended the new Commanders WR Wednesday in a social media post.

A brief clip of Samuel running a route has fans piling on with jokes. Former San Francisco 49ers star wide receiver Deebo Samuel was traded to the Washington Commanders back in March in exchange for a fifth-round NFL draft pick.