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Pro Football Network’s Tony Pauline reported today that the San Francisco 49ers are putting down a base bid of just under $19 million a year for wide receiver Deebo Samuel. Some, like Samuel’s camp, may find such an offer offensive.
95.7 The Game’s Damon Bruce insists the situation is worse and says the 49ers have yet to make an offer to Samuel and his agent – at all. Well, it’s worth noting that there is a lot of speculation swirling around in the NFL media landscape right now, making it difficult to determine what is true and what is flat out false. As Samuel recently said, only he, his agent and the 49ers know the truth, and neither of them discuss the situation at length.
“Although there are conflicting stories of an opening position the Niners put before Deebo Samuel, I got it from someone very close to her [to the situation] that the 49ers haven’t put an offer on the table yet,” Bruce said on air Thursday. The insult was basically the Niners saying, ‘We’ll give you an overtime when we’re good and ready, and you’re our player until we say otherwise.'”
If it’s true… ouch. That would definitely cause problems.
“Apparently there’s a little disrespectful communication going on as far as Camp Deebo is concerned,” Bruce continued. “But like the Niners say, they’re willing to pay a price. You have yet to tell Deebo Samuel what that price is. I’ll report to you [that] Sources close to the negotiations say the Niners haven’t even made an opening offer.”
Bruce added: “I would happily challenge Matt Maiocco, Matt Barrows and anyone close enough to getting to the bottom of this answer to prove me wrong. …Show me the evidence that the Niners put an offer on the table because today I was told there wasn’t one.”
Perhaps the 49ers will shed some light on the situation Monday when the team is scheduled to hold its annual pre-draft media meeting. Last year, both general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan attended. Of course, the team is unlikely to reveal too much about the situation with the draft just days later.
You can listen to Bruce’s comments below.
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