Why 49ers are 'not in rush' to move Brandon Aiyuk, even if WR doesn't play
The 49ers acknowledge wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk will not not play for them again. But that doesn't mean they are in a rush to move him. Here's why.
PHOENIX – The San Francisco 49ers are still hopeful they can get something in exchange for wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk. While speaking to reporters at the NFL owners meeting March 30, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said the team wants to get compensation for Aiyuk, but the club isn’t in a rush to trade the wideout. “I don't have a date for it, but I know eventually it'll resolve itself.
Hopefully that we could get something for it,” Shanahan said. “I know we're in no rush to do that. It's, 'You got to do what's right for the Niners.
' You know, you're not trying to hook up any other team as fast as you possibly can. Hopefully that we can get something for that and that'll take care of itself. ” Aiyuk’s relationship with the 49ers deteriorated soon after he signed a four-year, $120 million contract extension prior to the 2024 season.
Aiyuk sustained a season-ending knee injury seven games into the 2024 season. He missed all of last year. The 49ers eventually voided all of Aiyuk’s 2026 guaranteed money in his contract and placed the receiver on the reserve/left squad list in December.