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It looked like the San Francisco 49ers were going to run into the worst-case scenario following wide receiver Deebo Samuel's trade request. Samuel, entering the final year of his contract, was going to require an extension from any team that traded for him.

ESPN’s Dan Graziano presented in a column the question of what happens if the 49ers can’t trade Samuel. He detailed the timeline and why the best course of action may be a release of the 2019 second-round pick.