Washington-The Washington commanders have acquired the open receiver of the Samuel of the 49ers of San Francisco for a selection of fifth round, waiting for a physique, according to a person with knowledge of trade.
The person spoke with Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Saturday because trade cannot be official until the beginning of the new year of the League on March 12. Multiple sources also confirmed trade to the NFL network.
Samuel, who turned 29 last month, gives the commanders another creator of games to match Terry McLaurin for the reigning rookie seafood of the year Jayden Daniels in his second season of the NFL. Samuel had 51 trapped for 670 yards and three touchdowns last season with the 49ers.
Washington arrived at the NFC championship game before losing to the eventual Super Bowl champion, Philadelphia Eagles. General Manager Adam Peters entered the low season with the third largest salary space to use among 32 teams.
Some of that goes to Samuel, who in 2022 signed an extension of three years that spends next season. The product of South Carolina has 334 receptions for 4,792 yards and 22 touchdowns since it debuted for the 49ers in 2019.
The 49ers last month gave Samuel and his agent permission to find an exchange after requesting a move at a season final meeting with coach Kyle Shanahan.
San Francisco entertained offers for Samuel the last low season, but had nothing good enough to make an exchange. General manager John Lynch said after the season that the Niners were not looking to exchange Samuel, who was an All-Pro in 2021 before his production fell.
With Washington, Samuel immediately becomes annotation number 2 together with McLaurin, which comes from its fifth season of 1,000 consecutive yards.
