Deebo Samuel ran into a bit of a controversy late last night during a kids mini-camp. The San Francisco 49ers star caused headlines after a video of him snubbing a kid's request for an autograph. Fans immediately went for Samuel's head, calling it unprofessional and rude to do that.

Deebo Samuel did address the autograph controversy when it came out, but he deleted his tweet shortly after that. A few hours that, the 49ers star released an official statement detailing why he wasn't able to give that autograph to the young fan. (via Deebo Samuel on Twitter)

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As speculated by some fans after Samuel's vid went viral, perhaps there was an underlying reason as to why the kid was refused an autograph. The 49ers star alluded in his deleted tweet that the father of the camp attendee was pestering him for his signature. Now, Samuel has all but confirmed that.

This incident is a lesson in always knowing the full context of anything you see on social media. Without context, it seemed like Samuel was being rude to an innocent fan asking for precious memorabilia. However, knowing what we know now, it seems like the 49ers star was pressure by the child's dad to sign the football.

Hopefully, this clarifies all the drama surrounding the 49ers star. Now, fans are hoping that the OTHER drama surrounding Samuel gets resolved: his contract issue. Samuel's trade request still looms over the 49ers' heads. We'll see if the star wide receiver continues to play for San Fran next season.