San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel popped up in NFL rumors this offseason with the club shopping its All-Pro

ESPN’s Dan Graziano presented in a column the question of what happens if the 49ers can’t trade Samuel. He detailed the timeline and why the best course of action may be a release of the 2019 second-round pick.

The 29-year-old told ESPN on Feb. 9 that the 49ers had granted him and agent Tory Dandy permission to find a trade sending him out of Northern California. Samuel had expressed his desire to begin a new chapter during his exit meeting with head coach Kyle Shanahan the previous month.