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49ers GM talks Deebo Samuel: ‘He plays angry’

Former South Carolina wide receiver Deebo Samuel was picked in the second round of the NFL draft on Friday By

Deebo Samuel has long showed plenty in terms of testing numbers, work in camps, all that.

But coaches, from Steve Spurrier Jr. to Will Muschamp seemed to get the most from just watching him work on the field with the ball in his hands.

It was that kind of hands-on work that brought the former South Carolina football star to the attention of the San Francisco 49ers.

“We had an opportunity to have him down in Mobile at the Senior Bowl,” San Francisco general manager John Lynch told ESPN.