Deebo Samuel and the San Francisco 49ers are still reeling from their devastating overtime Super Bowl loss to the Kansas City Chiefs last month.
The 49ers are still loaded with talent and could easily return to the Super Bowl again next season, but that isn’t making the process any easier for Samuel.
“It’s kind of hard, because basically our job is football, so it’s just like, ‘All right, let’s use this as motivation where you get back in the lab just to put yourself in a position and try to do your best to get back,’” Samuel said during an appearance on the Up & Adams Show. “People just say there’s always next year, but I heard that in 2019 and it took four more years to get where we’re at. So, it’s not that easy as people think to get to the Super Bowl. It takes everything. It takes me, the coaches, the people upstairs, you bring people in to help. For everything to play out right, you’re not just gonna snap your hands and be back in the Super Bowl again.”
Samuel was a member of the San Francisco squad that made the Super Bowl during the 2019-20 campaign, where it fell to the Chiefs for the first time.
The Niners proceeded to miss the playoffs the following year and then lost two straight NFC Championship Games before finally getting another opportunity to play in the Super Bowl this winter.
Once again, the 49ers came up short, and due to financial constraints, the front office may have to make some very difficult decisions this offseason.
There is a reason why Kansas City was the first team to win back-to-back Super Bowls since the New England Patriots did in February 2005. It’s hard to make deep playoff runs in the NFL, which is why Samuel is still having a hard time getting over this year’s loss.
Samuel played in 15 games during the 2023 regular season, catching 60 passes for 892 yards and seven touchdowns. He also rushed for 225 yards and five scores.
We’ll see if Deebo Samuel and the 49ers can make another championship push next year.
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