While Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles has dominated the headlines entering the weekend, other NFL news made waves on

On Sunday, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that star San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel had been granted permission by the team to seek a trade following what Samuel called a “hard conversation” with head coach Kyle Shanahan. Samuel previously asked for a trade following the season during his exit meeting.

In hindsight, the 49ers should have traded Samuel a year ago instead of using his contract to create salary cap space. Now there’s a $15.4 million bonus due on March 22 and a potential “dead money” vacuum of more than $31 million depending on when he’s traded or released.