When appearing on ESPN, Jeremy Fowler reported several teams have expressed interest in acquiring 49ers WR Deebo Samuel. However, Fowler mentioned that

ESPN’s Dan Graziano presented in a column the question of what happens if the 49ers can’t trade Samuel. He detailed the timeline and why the best course of action may be a release of the 2019 second-round pick.

ESPN’s Dan Graziano supports this assessment, stating that the San Francisco 49ers are in a difficult position when it comes to offloading Deebo Samuel.