Deebo Samuel’s, star wide receiver of The San Francisco 49ers status for the NFC Championship is currently up in the air, because of his shoulder injury. On Saturday during the team’s 24-21 Divisional Round win over The Green Bay Packer he got injured.
As per sources, Samuel will have to go for a few tests to determine the seriousness of his injury. Test results will give a better idea of whether he will be able to play the next match.
During the second drive, Samuel went into the locker room for evaluation. After halftime, he was not in his uniform and was officially out for the remainder of the game. This season he already missed out on some games due to a fracture to the same shoulder.
As per Kyle Shanahan head coach, Samuel’s injury was similar to the one he suffered earlier. Coach Kyle said, I don’t know anything yet, we’ll see tomorrow” when asked about Samuel’s injury.
Samuel missed two games first on 23 October match against the Minnesota Vikings and another on 29 October against the Bengals because of injury.
Samuel despite missing two games, had a solid regular season, with seven touchdowns in 15 games catching 60 passes for 892 yards and, in addition to rushing for 225 yards. He plays a dual-threat role in the team offense, it’s hard for any of the players to replace him.
For the NFC Championship San Francisco gearing up game against the winner of Sunday’s game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions, it will be hard to get Deebo Samuel back on the field.
