August 2, 2025
ANALYSISSamuel left practice shortly after the injury, and the severity of the injury will be determined once he undergoes further testing. He is expected to be
Jayden Daniels' top weapon for as long as
Terry McLaurin (ankle/contract) is sidelined. The severity of Samuel's injury isn't clear, but if he's held out of practice, that would leave
Jaylin Lane,
Michael Gallup and
K.J. Osborn to work in three-wideout sets with the first-team offense alongside
Noah Brown and
Luke McCaffrey. Samuel signed a one-year, $17 million contract with the Commanders in March after spending the first six years of his NFL career with the 49ers.