After spending the last week on the shelf with an ankle injury, San Francisco 49ers fans have been afforded some pretty incredible news regarding Deebo Samuel. The same can be said of Trent Williams' Week 4 status against the New England Patriots. Despite being questionable, both players are “likely” to play vs. the Patriots, according to NFL insider Ian Rapoport.

Jordan Schultz first reported Saturday night that Samuel was going to give it a go.

“WR Deebo Samuel plans to play Sunday vs the Patriots,” Schultz wrote on social media. “The All-Pro has 13 catches for 164 yards and a rushing touchdown in two games this season. Samuel (calf) is listed as questionable.”

Great stuff, but how could this be, considering Kyle Shanahan noted that Samuel would be out for multiple weeks? Well, according to Schultz, again, there really is no trick to it: Samuel is just a quick healer.

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“Deebo Samuel's a fast healer: HC Kyle Shanahan told reporters he'd be out ‘a couple weeks,' but it looks to be just one missed game for Samuel, barring anything unforeseen before game time,” Schultz added on social media.

Returning to the field for practice this week, Samuel was always expected to be a game-time decision in Week 4, with the star receiver remaining questionable as recently as Friday. But the news is welcomed nonetheless, as the 49ers' depth was challenged pretty harshly by the Los Angeles Rams in Week 3, with Brock Purdy and company earning their first loss of the year despite “Mr. Irrelevant” completing 22 of his 30 passes for 292 yards and three touchdowns.

As for Williams, he has appeared in all three games so far this season but was questionable with an illness and a toe injury. Rapoport says a pregame workout is the final hurdle for the star offensive lineman, but there's “optimism” he'll be good to go.

Will the 49ers be able to right their wrongs against the Patriots in Week 4? While only time will tell, it's pretty safe to assume the winning ways may resume for Shanahan and company moving forward, as outside of a surprising win in Week 1 over the Cincinnati Bengals — who haven't won a single game yet this season — the Patriots have been looking worse and worse with each passing week of the 2024 NFL season.