One of the first dominoes to fall this offseason came out of the Bay Area when the San Francisco 49ers permitted star wide receiver Deebo Samuel to seek a trade. Samuel's future with the Niners has been up in the air for quite a while as murmurings of a possible trade were tossed around leading up to the 2024 NFL Draft.

Samuel also requested a trade in 2022 before signing a three-year, $73.5 million contract extension with the 49ers that included $58.1 million guaranteed. He has repeatedly said he was “frustrated” with his lack of production while posting — and since deleting — an X post that he wasn’t getting the ball enough.

Samuel's decline is so significant and his contract is so bad that the 49ers actually might have to send a team draft picks to get them to take Samuel.