49ers Rumors: Deebo Samuel Contract Incentives for Use as RB Revealed

Deebo Samuel's three-year, $73.5 million extension with the San Francisco 49ers includes $58.1 million in guaranteed money and some solid incentives if the team continues to use him as a running back.

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Deebo Samuel will receive $650,000 per year for each year he has 380 or more rushing yards.Samuel also will earn $150,000 if he scores three rushing TDs in any one year.

He maxes out at $650,000 per year and 1.95 million over the life of his new contract.

The 49ers used Samuel in a backfield role because of injuries at the running back position, and because he is so dynamic with the ball in his hands.

Samuel ran 59 times for 361 yards and eight scores, and the Niners advanced to the playoffs.

Samuel was one of the most important players in football last year, as he caught 77 passes for 1,405 yards and six touchdown.

Samuel didn't like that new role. Tom Pelissero said on The Rich Eisen Show that Samuel wasn't interested in playing both wideout and running back.

"It sounds like there's multiple layers to this. But certainly one of them is Deebo Samuel wants to be a receiver and not a receiver/running back. His rushing attempts were significantly up last season from where they've been in the past. We all know that he's a really, really physical player, but there probably are some concerns here about longevity. The counterpoint to that, of course, is that part of the reason that Deebo Samuel is so valuable is because he's versatile. ... But in the big picture, it sounds like the role is part of the reason that Deebo wants to play somewhere else, where he may just be a true wide receiver and potentially tack on some years to his career."

The Niners and Samuel were able to patch up their relationship after the Niners did not trade Samuel.

Samuel will have some financial incentives if the Niners continue to use him as a dual threat.