Commanders' Kingsbury Reveals 'Thrill' To Work With New All-Pro Stud

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Adam Schultz | Last updated Jun 17, 2025 12:03 PM ET

The Washington Commanders signaled their Super Bowl intentions this offseason as general manager Adam Peters executed two significant trades.

The first was for San Francisco 49ers All-Pro Deebo Samuel , and the other was for five-time Pro Bowl left tackle Laremy Tunsil.

Both are key upgrades as both positions, and both should push this Commanders team forward to where Dan Quinn's team is a Super Bowl contender.

It is up to offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury to mesh it all together, and with OTAs and minicamp now complete, Samuel has made an impression on Kliff.

"He's got a natural feel for things as he's figuring this offense out, but [I] couldn't be more thrilled having seen it up close and personal for those years to actually get to work with him," Kingsbury said via the team's official website.

With the Commanders, one of the best rushing teams last season (149.1 yards per game), now we add Deebo, who, while not a fully-fledged back, can moonlight to devastating effect in the backfield.

Plus, what he can do as a pure receiver with his brutal running style and YAC ability sets to bring a different element to the Commanders' offense, which was one of the best in football last season.

And Kingsbury has Jayden Daniels to bring it all together.

Granted, there are still some skeptics on whether or not Deebo can still be "Deebo" in 2025, but based on what we have seen and heard this offseason, Samuel appears ready to have one hell of a revenge tour this year.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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