John Lynch does not want to honor the trade request of Deebo Samuel from the San Francisco 49ers.

"I can't ever imagine wanting to move on from Deebo," Lynch told reporters Monday. "You put yourself through the exercises of even though we don't have a first-round pick, you have to be thorough in this process and prepare for everything, and as you go through and do that. He's just too good of a player."

It remains unclear why Samuel wants a trade from the 49ers.

In 2021, Samuel caught a career-high 77 passes for 1,405 yards and six touchdowns. Samuel also carried 59 times for 365 yards and eight touchdowns.