49ers' Deebo Samuel responds to Terrell Owens criticism: 'Cut it fam'

Former 49ers prima Terrell Owens and existent San Francisco wide receiver Deebo Samuel engaged successful a warfare of words this week.

Owens, who racked up 8,572 receiving yards implicit his standout eight-year tally with the Niners, precocious questioned whether Samuel was consistently giving his champion effort erstwhile helium was connected the shot field.

"Deebo is not truly playing up to Deebo's standards," Owens said during a caller quality connected 95.7 The Game successful San Francisco.

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Deebo Samuel Sr. #1 of the San Francisco 49ers warms up anterior to the crippled against the Seattle Seahawks astatine Levis Stadium connected November 17, 2024 successful Santa Clara, California.  (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

Owens went connected to suggest that Samuel was not consistently giving his champion effort erstwhile helium was connected the shot field. He besides took purpose astatine Samuel's fashion. 

"It seems similar he's much focused connected his pregame attire than the game. If we tin displacement that focus, possibly that tin energize and make immoderate much accumulation from an violative standpoint. I'm conscionable being tongue-in-cheek with that."

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Samuel is often photographed during his pregame locomotion to the locker room. The 49ers societal media relationship often shares photos of Samuel's prime of clothing. The 28-year-old's manner statements person made headlines passim the season.

Feb 11, 2024; Paradise, Nevada, USA; San Francisco 49ers erstwhile receiver Terrell Owens earlier Super Bowl LVIII against the Kansas City Chiefs astatine Allegiant Stadium. (Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports)

Samuel, who earned First-team All-Pro honors successful 2021, seemingly caught upwind of Owens comments and issued a four-word response. "T.O chopped it fam!!!!" Samuel wrote connected X, formerly known arsenic Twitter, connected Thursday.

From a statistical standpoint, Samuel's 2024 accumulation could beryllium considered underwhelming. He has recorded 490 receiving yards implicit the 9 games he's appeared successful this season. The usually dual-threat playmaker has conscionable 1 receiving touchdown and 1 rushing touchdown this year.

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel (19) runs for a touchdown against the Minnesota Vikings during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled successful Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

Samuel has lone racked up 79 yards connected the crushed successful 2024. He finished 2021 with a career-best 365 rushing yards, and ended the 2023 run with 225 yards connected the ground.

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Owens is a Pro Football Hall of Famer and developed a estimation for being 1 of the hardest moving players connected immoderate squad helium was connected during his NFL career. But, Owen's vocation was besides riddled with controversy, which astatine times prompted questions astir his maturity. Owen's disconnected the tract antics simply exacerbated immoderate of those concerns. 

The 49ers volition effort to bolster their playoff likelihood erstwhile they play the Green Bay Packers connected Nov. 24.

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