San Francisco 49ers large receiver Brandon Aiyuk is fairly tight with Washington Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels.
So it ought to come as no shock that Aiyuk confided in Daniels, his former school teammate, over a FaceTime name that he wasn’t in a superb place with the 49ers, stating the workforce instructed him they didn’t need him again.
The complete video of the incident, which was posted on Aiyuk’s TikTok web page, is under.
The 49ers have been negotiating with Aiyuk on a brand new contract since earlier than the 2024 draft. The workforce reportedly made him a suggestion within the $26M-per-year vary, which might have made him the eighth-highest paid receiver within the NFL, however the 26-year-old turned it down.
Aiyuk is about to play on his $14.124M fifth-year possibility. San Francisco might find yourself paying double that on a per-year foundation the way in which the WR market is trending.
Six of the top-10 highest-paid WRs signed their offers this offseason, led by Minnesota’s Justin Jefferson ($35M per 12 months), Philadelphia’s A.J. Brown ($32M per 12 months) and Detroit’s Amon-Ra St. Brown ($30.02M per 12 months.)
Aiyuk’s private large receivers coach, T.J. Houshmandzadeh, not too long ago said a deal much like the one the Lions gave St. Brown (4 years, $120M) would doubtless get it performed.
The 49ers are already paying fellow wideout Deebo Samuel $23.85M per season, and if Aiyuk have been re-signed, his deal would doubtless should be between what St. Brown and Jefferson make.
If Aiyuk doesn’t signal long-term, the 49ers might both franchise tag him subsequent season and transfer on from him after 2025 or commerce him this 12 months to a WR-needy workforce just like the Pittsburgh Steelers and recoup some draft capital.
