The Samuel File
- NFL record for most rushing touchdowns in a season by a WR (8), 2021
- One First-Team All-Pro selection, 2021
- One Pro Bowl selection, 2021
- One First-Team All-American selection, 2018
- Signed a three-year, $73.5 million contract with $58.1 guaranteed in 2022
Deebo Samuel Is A Man of the People
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel probably had a lot on his mind after a wild (no pun intended) NFC Wild Card win over the Dallas Cowboys in 2021. SpongeBob SquarePants probably wasn't one of them.
Yet, when asked to be interviewed by a member of Nickelodeon's playoff broadcast, Samuel happily obliged.
Interviewed by 12-year-old rapper Young Dylan, Samuel was asked how he felt about his hybrid WR/RB role.
"I don't second question anything [head coach] Kyle [Shanahan] asks me to do," said Samuel. "I trust him just as much as he trusts me with the ball in my hands, and I just go out here and give it my all."
The interview went viral, in part due to its wholesome nature, and largely due to the quality of the interview and the ridiculousness of a kid's channel airing one of the league's most important games.