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Deebo Samuel Sounds Off on Brandon Aiyuk

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel sees big things for fellow wideout Brandon Aiyuk right where it all started for his NFL career.

Aiyuk’s girlfriend and a former college teammate of his dropped hints of the wide receiver wanting out for 2024. Waiting on a fifth-year extension with the team, Aiyuk similarly has been non-committal about his future. While that stoked trade rumors, Samuel doesn’t see that coming.

“Yeah, I love that guy,” Samuel said on the “Up & Adams” podcast on Wednesday. “I don’t see him leaving, though. I don’t see him leaving.”

“If you look at his numbers from when he got to the league and now, it’s always a different type of leap,” Samuel added. “And so, like I told him, I said, ‘Hey, man, you put yourself in a position to be where you want to be.’ He’s up for a new deal and things like that. And I just told him, because I’ve been through it, it’s not going to be all fine and dandy like you think it’s going to be. You’ve got to stay the course.”

Aiyuk tallied 75 receptions for 1,342 yards and seven touchdowns in 2023. He enters the final years of a four-year, $12.53 million deal with the 49ers, and the fifth-year option could reduce Aiyuk’s salary cap hit in 2024.

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