This might not be the news you want to here. Despite coming off the worst season of his career, the 49ers intend to bring Deebo Samuel back to the team in 2025.

Deebo Samuel will not have to search for a new team in the offseason after all. Despite rumors of the San Francisco 49ers potentially moving the star receiver, general manager John Lynch confirmed that the 28-year-old would return to the team in 2025.

San Francisco once secured him with a three-year, $71.5 million deal on the eve of July 2022 training camp. The 49ers shut down the trade chatter then by offering Samuel a massive amount of cash. That blockbuster contract additionally came as a reward for Samuel's explosive '21 season.

Last offseason, there was significant speculation around Deebo Samuel's future, with the San Francisco 49ers wide receiver's name brought up in trade talks during the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft.

Samuel, who will enter the 2025 NFL campaign on the final season of his three-year contract extension he signed in 2022, could be a candidate to get cut if the 49ers are looking to free up some cap space this offseason. But San Francisco general manager John Lynch poured cold water on that theory when speaking to the media Wednesday.

San Francisco 49ers GM John Lynch dismissed trade rumors involving wide receiver Deebo Samuel, confirming the team aims to retain its key players. Sam

Amid speculation that Deebo Samuel could be on his way out of San Francisco via trade this offseason, 49ers general manager John Lynch expressed that he

The 49ers shared their plan to release defensive tackle Javon Hargrave at the start of the league year during a press conference on Wednesday, but they have no plan to do the same with wide receiver Deebo Samuel ... Manager John Lynch said on Wednesday ...

SANTA CLARA — Wide receiver Deebo Samuel is not going anywhere. General manager John Lynch all but guaranteed on Wednesday that Samuel will remain with the 49ers for the 2025 NFL season. “Deebo is under contract,” Lynch said. “He’s a good player ...

John Lynch may be letting John Hargrave walk away from the San Francisco 49ers, but he isn't going to let Deebo Samuel do the same.

the 49ers intend to bring Deebo Samuel back to the team in 2025. “Deebo’s under contract," John Lynch reminded reporters at the 49ers' end-of-season press conference on Wednesday. "A good ...

There was chatter about a trade involving Samuel last offseason, but nothing happened and General Manager John Lynch said on Wednesday that there's no plan to part ways this offseason either.