49ers' reason for not releasing Brandon Aiyuk yet revealed by insider
This situation might not end for some time.
49ers' reason for not releasing Brandon Aiyuk yet revealed by insider originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The San Francisco 49ers are in a tricky spot with their top wide receiver, Brandon Aiyuk.
While San Francisco might need wide receiver help, Aiyuk's time with the team is all but over. It's been widely reported that Aiyuk won't be on the roster next year, as he's expected to be released this offseason. But after the first two weeks of the offseason have now passed, why is Aiyuk still with the team?
As Armando Salguero of outkick. com notes, the 49ers might be holding out hope for a trade with Aiyuk to materialize this offseason. 49ers holding out hope for Brandon Aiyuk trade despite near-zero odds "The start of the new league year has so far seen the 49ers do absolutely nothing with Aiyuk," Salguero writes.
"They have not released or traded him. ... The 49ers may be holding out hope of getting something for their pain in the form of a trade after June 1.