49ers' Samuel: 'So heartbreaking' to lose 2 Super Bowls in 5 years

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel is ready to move on from his team's Super Bowl LVIII loss.

Appearing on the "Up & Adams" show on Tuesday, Samuel reflected on experiencing two Super Bowl defeats in half a decade.

"Two in five years, it's pretty rough," he said. "Being right there, the two that we've been in and just falling short, it's just so heartbreaking, man. But at the end of the day, you've got to move on. You know, it's the next year, and we're just going to continue to do what we set out to do."

Samuel played in his first championship game with the 49ers in 2020, losing 31-20 to the Kansas City Chiefs. The two teams met again in Super Bowl LVIII last month, with the Chiefs defeating the 49ers 25-22 in overtime.

"People just say, 'You know, there's always the next year,' but I heard that in 2019 and it took four more years to get where we're at," Samuel said. "So it's not that easy as people think to get to the Super Bowl. It takes everything."

The 28-year-old is coming off his fifth season in San Francisco. He finished the 2023 campaign with 60 receptions for 892 yards and seven touchdowns, adding 225 rushing yards and another five scores on 37 carries.

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