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Deebo Samuel's injury opens door for Jalen Hurd, Brandon Aiyuk, Jauan Jennings

The 2020 season was set up to be Deebo Samuel's coming out party. The second-year receiver had been grinding all offseason in preparation to take over as the 49ers' No. 1 receiver.

Then Samuel broke his foot Wednesday in a workout with 49ers teammates in Nashville. He will have surgery Thursday and is expected to be out 12 to 16 weeks. Samuel tweeted he is optimistic he will be ready to go for the start of the season, but Jones fractures are tricky injuries. 49ers wide receiver Trent Taylor battled one as has Sammy Watkins and Kevin Durant.