Kyle Shanahan: I don’t think Deebo Samuel has slowed down [Video]

49ers receiver Deebo Samuel has seen his production drop in 2024, averaging a career-low 43.8 receiving yards per game.

But from a big-picture perspective, head coach Kyle Shanahan said during his Wednesday press conference that Samuel is still plenty capable of making plays.

“I don’t think Deebo’s slowed down,” Shanahan said. “I think he got banged up earlier in the year. I thought he had an awesome training camp to where I’d say he didn’t slow down at all. We were real excited going into the year and I want to say it was Week 2 he got hurt in. I think Week 2 versus Minnesota, he had over 100 yards and then we didn’t get him versus the Rams. I don’t know if he missed two games or one, but it set him back for a few weeks and then when he came back he had pneumonia, he had …