hoops?" />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteNiners Nationa San Francisco 49ers communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsLibrary49ersOddsShopAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections 49ers Salary CapLevi’s Stadium Events49ers Transactions49ers Injury News49ers Press Conferences & Conference CallsDeebo Samuel has the hopsNew Deebo Samuel San Francisco 49ers Jersey ,38commentsAnybody want to take this guy on in a game of hoops? PDTShareTweetShareShareDeebo Samuel has the hopsFor awhile there was a running gag about the San Francisco 49ers defensive line with Arik Armstead, DeForest Buckner and others. The gag was that they might be a better basketball team than a defensive line given the height they had on opposing offensive lines. Well all I’m saying is, if that line wants to start a basketball team, they need to get Deebo Samuel in as their guard because this guy can play. Our own Alex Tran put this video up on Twitter and it’s making the rounds. Just watch Deebo totally smoke this guy for a dunk. Remember, Samuel is 5 feet, 11 inches. Far from what you’d expect for someone with the leaps like that. Along with his airtime, look at him make this poor defender whiffin on the stuff. If you can’t see the tweet above, click here. So what to get out of this? Well, just think of how he’ll make actual football defenders whiff when the season gets going. Beyond that, anyone remember Jerome Simpson dothat flip touchdown? If anyone can do some hurdles like that it’s Deebo. We said his name was going to be Deebo Ronnie Lott Jersey , but I’m thinking “Air Deebo” may become his new moniker. Antonio Brown watch got a bit ugly on Monday, but now we have none other than the GOAT Jerry Rice to put this trolly on the rails and get things back on course. First we had Terrell Owens over the weekend say he’s been in contact with Brown and calling himself a mentor to the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver, now Rice is coming in once again to lobby for his own mentorship of Brown. Rice was a guest on 95.7 The Game’s Joe, Lo, and Dibs to go over Super Bowl week. The questions began with Tom Brady, but as you might expect, the second half of the interview went to Antonio Brown and Rice’s relationship with Brown: Rice has reached out to wide receivers before offering to train with them and getting mixed responses. The best one that comes to mind was Rice’s desire to work with then-recently drafted San Francisco 49ers draft pick A.J. Jenkins. Whether it happened or not wasn’t discussed but I don’t believe Jenkins reached out to Rice. Rice has a point: we don’t know if Brown coming to the 49ers is actually even possible. Right now it seems like the Pittsburgh Steelers are trying to get some leverage back by not shutting the door on Brown by saying they haven’t approved his agent to seek trades. Brown is almost turning into that fabled kung-fu fighter that has trained with the absolute best. I don’t think I’ve seen so much outreach from the NFL greats to tutor single player like this in quite some time—or to lobby hard to get him out of Pittsburgh. Terrell Owens? Jerry Rice? What’s next, Randy Moss?