San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle took to social media to defend former teammate Deebo Samuel. A video of Samuel running routes at half-speed during Washington Commanders minicamp went viral and garnered him some criticism for a perceived lack of effort or dip in explosiveness:

Deebo Samuel's All-Pro former teammate has slammed critics who mocked the Washington Commanders wide receiver online.

George Kittle and Deebo Samuel were teammates for six seasons. Kittle defended the new Commanders WR Wednesday in a social media post.