Son of NFL Icon Turns Down Seahawks — Chooses 49ers in a Bold Bid to Rewrite His Father’s Legacy.QQ
Santa Clara, CA — November 7, 2025
Asante Samuel Jr., son of two-time Super Bowl champion Asante Samuel Sr., has turned down a practice-squad offer from the Seattle Seahawks and instead flown to California for a private workout with the San Francisco 49ers — a move that instantly caught the league’s attention and flipped the narrative on his comeback.
This wasn’t about depth charts, contract security, or “easier reps.”
Samuel Jr. didn’t want a landing spot — he wanted a launch point.
“I’m not trying to survive in this league. I’m trying to build something that forces people to say my name — not just my father’s.”
For years, his career has carried a shadow with it: the expectation of being a sequel to a legend.
He’s tired of sequels. He wants a first chapter.
He didn’t choose the 49ers because they guaranteed snaps.
He chose them because they guaranteed nothing — except the chance to earn everything.
“My father’s legacy was built in New England. Mine needs to start somewhere that doesn’t care who raised me — only what I become.”
Seattle offered comfort. San Francisco offers a challenge — and to Samuel Jr., that’s the only place a legacy can be built, not inherited.
If the 49ers sign him, it won’t just be another roster move.
It will be the moment he stops carrying a last name… and starts defining one.
Now the real question:
Can San Francisco turn “Asante Samuel’s son” into the next great Samuel — or is the name still too heavy to lift?
