49ers GM John Lynch celebrates Deebo signing by crashing his bike (but don’t worry — he’s OK)

SANTA CLARA — John Lynch celebrated the signing of Deebo Samuel by getting a little exercise and wound up needing medical treatment.

“It’s somewhat embarrassing but I had a little biking incident situation,” the 49ers general manager told local media in a conference call Tuesday. “Right after we finished Deebo, (my wife) Linda said, time to get some fresh air. We went outside and I happened to land on my face. I’m a little bruised up. Not interested in becoming a meme going forward.”

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Hence the conference call rather than simply meeting the press face-to-face, and it also explains why Lynch gave only a statement issued through the team following the signing Monday after Samuel signed a three-year deal, $73.5 million deal including $58.1 million guaranteed.

Lynch said his scheduled trip to the Hall of Fame this weekend to honor former 49ers defensive tackle Bryant Young and former Jacksonville tackle Tony Boselli is in jeopardy.

Asked if he was wearing a helmet, Lynch said: “Here’s my PSA announcement: I was not and I paid for it. I’m scheduled to be in Canton ... but I don’t know. I can wear shades. I’m going to be answering so many questions I might be better up here in my office. I can do my job up here.”

Lynch said he had no broken bones, but “a broken ego.”

A much happier subject was the news that the 49ers smoothed out whatever issues there were with Samuel, who reportedly demanded a trade for reasons that were never made clear by either side.

Lynch declined to go into details, but it’s clear the situation was contentious enough to have the 49ers worried all the way up to the point where Samuel appeared for the 49ers’ mandatory minicamp in early June.

“When Deebo made the decision to come — albeit he didn’t participate — I thought that was huge ... when there’s motivation on both sides to get a deal done, it’s just a matter of time. I held on to that thought all along, but right there I thought, ‘We’re good.’”

The key, Lynch said, was keeping the lines of communication open.

“That was made difficult at times because that wasn’t always possible,” Lynch said. “But also, remaining steadfast and understanding we have a responsibility to our organization. He makes us better. We’re going to stick to our guns, knowing in the end he loves being a part of this organization.”

Lynch repeated coach Kyle Shanahan’s line the previous day about Samuel being an inspiration.

“I’ve used something that Herm Edwards used to talk a lot about, when will meets skill you have an opportunity to be special and I think Deebo probably embodies that better than any player I’ve ever seen,” Lynch said.

With players such as tight end George Kittle, linebacker Fred Warner and Samuel signed to long-term deals and a quarterback on a rookie deal, the 49ers are set up in terms of having key pieces aboard but at present have more than 40 players entering their contract year.

The last domino to fall in terms of bookkeeping and salary cap management is offloading $24.2 million in salary for quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, who Lynch said is cleared to practice but will instead remain on the side. The 49ers remain hopeful of getting something in return for Garoppolo rather than giving him his release.

“Jimmy’s doing a really good job building his stamina in the throwing program that was prescribed all along and been working out strongly and aggressively,” Lynch said. “That situation is kind of where we described it before. We’ll stay patient through this one as well and come to a great conclusion with everybody involved.”