Deebo Samuel didn’t do himself any favors on Thursday evening to persuade anybody that he hasn’t been struggling this yr.
The 49ers large receiver made three catches in San Francisco’s 12-6 loss to the Rams, however he additionally had an unsightly drop in the midst of the third quarter with the sport nonetheless tied.
The essential drop got here with the 49ers deep in Rams territory on third-and-10, when it regarded as if it might be an opportunity for San Francisco to at the very least decide up the primary down.
San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy dropped again and located Samuel for what ought to have been a pleasant achieve.
Samuel appeared as if he had the ball, however he someway dropped it, a lot to the astonishment of nearly everybody — together with himself.
The dropped cross compelled the 49ers to accept a subject aim, although the lead didn’t final lengthy earlier than Los Angeles answered again with certainly one of their very own on the following drive.
Samuel was focused seven instances, and the three catches that he did make had been for 16 yards.
It was removed from the exhibiting the large receiver was possible on the lookout for after doubling down on his frustration over the best way he was being utilized by the 49ers offense this season.
On Monday, he posted to X: “Not struggling at all just not getting the ball!”
Samuel ended up deleting the put up and later wrote on the social media platform that he wasn’t “hating” on any of his teammates.
However when it was introduced up by reporters on Tuesday, he doubled down on his feedback.
“You read what you read,” Samuel stated, per ESPN. “[I’m] a little frustrated for sure.”
After Thursday, it’s laborious to think about his frustrations will subside anytime quickly.
The large receiver is in the midst of a down yr and entered Thursday’s recreation with simply 553 receiving yards and one landing.
