Deebo Samuel’s ankle injury not believed to be ‘serious’ [report]

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It looked awful, but the early reports are that Deebo Samuel’s ankle injury isn’t that bad.

According to Jordan Schultz of The Score and formally of ESPN, sources are saying that the 49ers believe Samuel avoided a ‘serious’ injury after being carted off the field during Sunday’s game vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Early indications are that #49ers WR Deebo Samuel did not suffer a serious injury, sources tell @theScore. I’m told the First-Team All-Pro WR badly twisted his ankle, but the team is optimistic he’s okay. Deebo will undergo more tests as a precaution.

— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) December 11, 2022

Samuel teared up while being carted off the field in the second quarter of Sunday’s game, after sustaining what looked like was a serious knee injury on a run up the middle. It’s the second game in a row the 49ers have had a player carted off, losing Jimmy Garoppolo for the regular season last week.

Deebo Samuels crying as cart lift him off pic.twitter.com/2GNSwKeydL

— Huey_Riley_46 (@roddariousbrown) December 11, 2022

Before leaving the game, Samuel had 64 yards from scrimmage and a rushing touchdown.