San Francisco will take a $31 million dead cap hit, which comes from money that had already been paid ... Deebo Samuel runs with the ball during the 49ers’ game against the Lions on Dec. 30.

What’s more, in a season in which the 49ers ran low on tailbacks, he carried the ball five times against ... some carries previously, but that game was the first in which he was truly featured ...

Perhaps this was not a fair fight with the San Francisco 49ers missing ... the red zone on their first possession of the game. Sometimes, it's as simple as putting the ball in the hands of your ...