{"id":5901,"date":"2024-11-29T09:20:52","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T09:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=5901"},"modified":"2024-11-29T09:20:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T09:20:52","slug":"breaking-deebo-samuel-sends-message-to-critics-wanting-him-stripped-of-49ers-captaincy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=5901","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Deebo Samuel Sends Message to Critics Wanting Him Stripped of 49ers Captaincy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>San Francisco 49ers\u00a0wide receiver\u00a0Deebo Samuel\u00a0has had quite a turbulent season, and he\u2019s starting to feel the heat because of it.<\/p>\n<p>Samuel is part of an eight-player captaincy group that includes quarterback\u00a0Brock Purdy, running back\u00a0Christian McCaffrey, fullback Kyle Juszczyk, tight end\u00a0George Kittle, offensive tackle Trent Williams, linebacker Fred Warner and defensive end Nick Bosa, and the 28-year-old WR is looked to be a voice in the locker room to get the team going when its battling adversity.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\" data-zone-count=\"4\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>But recently there\u2019s a small yet growing part of the 49ers fan base (and some\u00a0NFL\u00a0fans) \u00a0that is questioning whether or not Samuel is a true leader and whether he\u2019s deserving to have the captain\u2019s \u201cC\u201d patch on his jersey, to which Samuel had the perfect response on the latest episode of his \u201cCleats &amp; Convos\u201d podcast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hold each other \u2014 my teammates, myself and (head coach) Kyle (Shanahan), (general manager) John (Lynch) and (CEO) Jed (York) and the other owners \u2014 we hold ourself to a higher standard than what other people hold us to,\u201d Samuel said. \u201cA lot of people (want) to take the \u2018C\u2019 off my chest because me having an altercation with my long-snapper, but at the end of the day, I went to my kicker and told him he needed to lock in and win this game<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"4\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201c\u2026In order for me to have the \u2018C\u2019 on my chest, I don\u2019t think it\u2019s too much of a coach\u2019s decision. It\u2019s a player-voted thing, we do that as a group, so if my peers and everybody around me feel like I deserve to have the \u2018C\u2019 on my chest, then I\u2019ll wear it with pride. 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All involved \u2014 Samuel, Moody, Pepper and even Shanahan \u2014 all said the situation got blown out of proportion and they\u2019d handled it internally and there was no bad blood.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\" data-zone-count=\"4\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>While most took what happened as Samuel being unnecessarily confrontational, he believes it was actually an instance of him being a leader. 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