Depo is probably the toughest player in the entire NFL right now!
The San Francisco 49ers' miraculous performances over the past three weeks with the Slackers, Cowboys and Packers all the way to the National League final have left many fans jaw-dropping. The 49ers' ability to beat strong opponents in a row is inseparable from The offensive star Dipo Samuel, who has shined this season. Some fans even joked that Samuel should check his back after the game because he had been driving the team forward. Today, we will tell the story of Depo.
Bully Dubo
Tyshon Samuel was born on January 15, 1996. Soon after his birth, his father, Galen Samuel, gave him the nickname "Depo", and little Dipo did not know why he was called Depo when he was a child. However, when Depo was 9 years old, his father still revealed the mystery for him. It turned out that this was from a 1995 movie called "Friday". The name of one of the bully characters in the movie (1 from the right in the picture below) is Depo. Little Dupo, who knows the origins, likes the name very much, because he also wants to play and bully the players who defend him like a bully on the court. So, from then on, when he introduced himself, he said that his name was Depo, and his teammates also called him Depo.
Rugby is the only way out
Depo was born and raised in the slum of Inman, South Carolina, a place of extremely poor security and frequent crime. Depo's older brother, Quinn Samuel, was imprisoned several times for burglary while Depo was still in high school. If it weren't for rugby, Depo would have followed a similar path to his brother Quian and suffered jail time at a young age.
But rugby saved him. Di bo's desire from childhood was to play rugby on television, which became his belief, pushing him forward and keeping him from going astray. In response to this desire, Depo worked hard every day to train, "Tomorrow is not promised." It also became his motto.
Dreams come true
Finally, in 2015, the 19-year-old Depo made his wish come true. Depo, who joined the University of South Carolina football team, finally won the opportunity to play and fulfilled his dream after experiencing the redshirt season. However, not everything went as smoothly as expected. In The first game of the season, Depo suffered a hamstring injury (hamstring) and missed seven games until the end of the season.
Back on the field, Depo was in a good position, finishing 783 yards in his sophomore season and becoming the team's rotational tackler. However, injuries soon struck again. In the third game of the junior season, Dipo suffered a fibula fracture and sprained his ankle while recovering from injury, and had no choice but to be reimbursed for the season. And this is also the first time that Di Bo has considered retiring. Still, his childhood dreams encouraged him to move forward, and he wanted to be on the NFL, no matter how tough the road was.
Luckily, Depo returned to the field in his senior year. Moreover, it was also the highest productive year of his entire college career. That year, Depo completed 882 yards of catches in 12 games and completed a career-high 11 touchdowns. This includes a single 210-yard catch against national champion Clemson University. Depo then began his NFL journey with the 36th pick in the 2nd round by the San Francisco 49ers at the 2019 Draft.
Unstoppable essential oils
In his first year in the NFL, Depo performed well, advancing 802 yards in a single season and completing three touchdowns; in addition, he was also used as a punching weapon by head coach Kyle Shanahan, advancing 159 yards in 14 punches in a single season and completing 3 touchdowns. In his rookie year, Depo also followed the 49ers to the Super Bowl, and in the Super Bowl, he not only completed five catches to advance 39 yards, but also completed a 53-yard advance with only 2 punches. The 53-yard dash code also set a new record for the number of yards received by an outsider at the Super Bowl. Although he eventually missed out on the Super Bowl trophy, Depoe still accumulated a lot of experience and was ready to accumulate.
Unfortunately, in his second NFL season, Depoe was once again plagued by absences. Coronavirus and injuries followed, with Depoe playing just seven games and the 49ers failing to make it to the playoffs.
This season, however, Depo has taken it to the next level. He completed 819 yards of catching the ball in the first seven games of the season, becoming the top three outside receivers in the league. However, the 49ers seem to be stuck in a quagmire, with a record of only 3-4. As a result, head coach Kyle Shanahan decided to let Di Bo play more guest running backs to rush the ball to make the most of his super personal ability. The rest of the story we all know, Samuel in the following game to rewrite his rushing touchdown to 8, setting a record for an outside receiver in a single season.
After entering the playoffs, Depo became a big killer. First of all, when facing the Cowboys, he used the rush ball to tease the Cowboys' defensive group and successfully advanced to the division round; when challenging the Packer of The Nations League No. 1, he completed the important 3-stop conversion at the final key moment, successfully sending the team to the shooting range and completing the free kick.
This is Dibo Samuel, a tough guy who will never give up. His life, just like his punching style, no matter how much he is hindered, he will never stop his steps and always move towards the end zone!