A person with knowledge of the trade tells The Associated Press the Washington Commanders have acquired wide receiver Deebo Samuel from the San Francisco 49ers, pending a physical, for a fifth-round pick.

49ers began planning for the real possibility that Deebo Samuel was entering his final season with the team last offseason, when they used the No. 31 pick in the draft to select receiver Ricky Pearsall. The Niners also signed receivers Brandon Aiyuk (four years, $120 million) and… pic.twitter.com/J4f18XsnpB

With much of the NFL in Indianapolis for the NFL draft combine, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported the San Francisco 49ers have agreed to trade Samuel to the Washington Commanders in exchange for a fifth-round pick. As noted by the insider, the trade cannot become official until the start of the league year on March 12.