Former Carolina Panthers receiver Curtis Samuel signs a three-year, $ 34.5 million contract with the Washington football team, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
A second-round draft pick for the Panthers outside of Ohio in 2017, Samuel finally met expectations last season under offensive coordinator Joe Brady, who took advantage of the sprinter’s ability to play receiver and return to run like he did in college.
Samuel had 77 best professional catches for 851 yards and 41 rushing for 200 yards, as Brady used the 24-year-old (August 11) the way he planned to use runner Christian McCaffrey, who lost 13 games with injuries.
Samuel’s most impressive statistic last season was his catch rate (79.4%) which led all NFL receivers and was well ahead of the 56.3% rate of all three seasons. previous. He also became one of the league leaders in third-down catches for the first relegations.
In 53 career games, he has 185 receptions for 2,087 yards and 14 touchdown receptions and 478 running yards and five quick touchdowns. Although injuries limited him to just 22 games in his first two seasons, he has appeared in 31 of 32 games the last two seasons.
ESPN’s David Newton contributed to this report.