49ers deal Deebo Samuel to Commanders, sources say

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The San Francisco 49ers have agreed to send standout wide receiver Deebo Samuel to the Washington Commanders in exchange for a fifth-round pick, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Saturday night.

Like any other trade agreed to now, this deal cannot be processed until the new league year begins on March 12.

For the Commanders, they added another weapon for quarterback Jayden Daniels, trading for a former All-Pro receiver. The move ended an often-productive but at times tumultuous six-year run for Samuel with San Francisco.

San Francisco will absorb a $31,550,012 dead money hit on this year's salary cap. Samuel, who has one year remaining on his contract, will count $17.5…