George Kittle’s MVP bid rumbles along, while Brandon Aiyuk surges to lead the way!
George Kittle opened up about Brandon Aiyuk, and what he said appears to favor the receiver.
It's not if, it's when the San Francisco 49ers will move on from wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk. San Francisco general manager John Lynch has already said the team will part ways with the 2020 first-round pick, less than two years after the two sides agreed to a four-year, $120 million extension. "I think it's safe to say that he's played his last snap with the Niners," Lynch said in January, via Nick Wagoner of ESPN.
When Aiyuk is eventually free, the Washington Commanders are widely believed to be his next destination. Aiyuk is close friends with quarterback Jayden Daniels and also has a good relationship with GM Adam Peters. For now, though, the 49ers appear in no rush to move Aiyuk, hoping someone will send them a late-round pick in return for the receiver who tore his ACL and MCL seven games into the 2024 season.
That's not going to happen. Everyone has detailed what led the 49ers to void the remaining guaranteed money on Aiyuk's contract. Most accounts have painted Aiyuk as the bad guy.
As for Aiyuk, he's mostly remained quiet, minus his speeding incident outside of Levi's Stadium. When San Francisco voided the guarantees in his 2026 contract, Aiyuk told the NFLPA he would not file a grievance. He wants out.
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