Overview
- Deebo Samuel remains one of the highest-profile free agents this offseason and has not signed with a team as training camps approach.
- Multiple outlets have recently linked Samuel to the Seattle Seahawks based on reporting by FOX Sports and local commentators who cite a prior working relationship with Brian Fleury.
- Samuel and Fleury overlapped in San Francisco from 2019–24, including Samuel’s 2021 All‑Pro season, which sources say explains why Fleury would know how to use him.
- Samuel’s on-field production has declined since 2021; his most recent season with Washington produced 72 catches for 727 yards and five touchdowns and marked a fourth straight year under 900 receiving yards.
- Analysts describe Samuel as a hybrid runner-receiver who could provide short-yardage rushing, return work, and complementary depth for Seattle or other suitors such as the Rams, Chiefs, Colts, or Packers, and a signing would create a high-profile NFC West storyline because he would face the 49ers twice a year.