49ers star Deebo Samuel hospitalized with pneumonia and 'fluid in his lungs'

The atrocious quality continues for the San Francisco 49ers arsenic prima wide receiver Deebo Samuel is presently hospitalized with pneumonia and 'fluid successful his lungs,' per squad caput manager Kyle Shanahan. 

Samuel played done an unwellness connected Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs successful a Super Bowl rematch. 

Now, his information has worsened, arsenic determination is nary timetable for his return, per Shanahan. 

Samuel is fractional of 1 of the champion wide-receiver tandems successful the NFL alongside Brandon Aiyuk. 

Now, San Francisco volition beryllium without some wide receivers, arsenic Aiyuk tore his ACL connected Sunday and volition not instrumentality this season. 

Samuel has spent his full nonrecreational vocation with the 49ers aft a stellar assemblage tally with South Carolina. 

The 28-year-old has carved retired a unsocial relation successful the NFL with his beardown beingness successful some receiving and moving the ball.  

The 49ers entered the play arsenic 1 of the NFC's favorites to get backmost to the Super Bowl. 

Seven weeks into the NFL play and respective teams look amended positioned to marque a playoff tally than the defending NFC champions, who beryllium astatine 3-4. 

The Packers, Lions, Vikings, and Commanders person each looked ascendant this play successful ways the 49ers person not. 

San Francisco has different pugnacious trial coming up connected Sunday night, facing an aged rival successful the Dallas Cowboys.