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SAN Francisco 49ers star Brandon Aiyuk appears to desire a trade away from his team.
The 49ers wide receiver has been adamant about either receiving a pay raise or a trade away from the team.
Brandon Aiyuk has weighed in on his contract situation with the 49ers[/caption]
Aiyuk has expressed a desire to be traded, and appears to want to play with Jayden Daniels[/caption]
It was reported on Tuesday that the 49ers had a trade in place to send Aiyuk to the Washington Commanders during the NFL Draft, but ultimately decided against it.
Aiyuk took to social media to react to those reports with a cryptic Instagram comment.
“But I thought the niners was never tryna trade me?” he wrote.
Niners general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan had both previously admitted to shopping Aiyuk, but never indicated any sort of deal was close.
The indecisiveness is clearly upsetting the star wide receiver, as he was recently seen on an Instagram live with Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels talking about the situation.
“They said they don’t want me back,” Aiyuk said in the video.
It isn’t clear if he is indicating that they want to trade him or if they aren’t going to resign him, but Aiyuk is clearly fed up.
ESPN’s Ryan Clark revealed some information on NFL Live about a meeting that Aiyuk called for with the 49ers about his contract situation.
“Brandon Aiyuk told us that he wanted to set this meeting up himself,” Clark said.
“And when he was sitting with [us], he said that he’s taking these negotiations personal.
“The way that they have negotiated with him, the way that they have told him why he’s worth what he’s worth, it has touched him. It has affected him.
“He says he wants to be in San Francisco first but is comfortable playing elsewhere if that’s something that the San Francisco 49ers are willing to do via trade.
“And I will tell you this — when he sat with us, he did not walk into the room alone. First, it was Brandon Aiyuk. Second, it was Jayden Daniels.
“I’m not a tea leaf reader, but it seems like Aiyuk wouldn’t mind playing in Washington.”
It isn’t hard to understand why Aiyuk is frustrated with his team.
Aiyuk called out the 49ers in a social media comment[/caption]
Last year he caught 75 passes for 1,342 yards and seven touchdowns, cementing himself as a top wide receiver in the NFL.
In four seasons he has 3,931 yards and 25 touchdowns, and still has not secured another contract.
Aiyuk is playing on his fifth-year option which will pay him just $14 million in 2024.
In comparison, Jaylen Waddle just signed a $85 million extension and has been in the NFL for a year less than Aiyuk.
It seems unlikely that the 49ers would let him walk away without getting anything in return, so if a contract extension isn’t worked out, Aiyuk likely will be traded before the deadline this season.
Aiyuk caught 75 passes for over 1,300 yards in 2023[/caption]
