Former San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel has said goodbye to his franchise of six seasons with an essay in The Players' Tribune, one that reaffirmed the love and respect he has for his San Francisco teammates, the coaching staff, and the team's fans despite a departure for Washington.
Perhaps most notably, Samuel begins the column published Thursday by detailing much more at length the tenor and contents of his trade conversations with head coach Kyle Shanahan and GM John Lynch, offering a first-person look inside one of the biggest moves this offseason.
