NFL insider Albert Breer of Sports activities Illustrated stays assured the San Francisco 49ers and broad receiver Brandon Aiyuk can work issues out after Aiyuk met with basic supervisor John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan on Monday.
“I’d remind everybody assuming that Brandon Aiyuk is finished with the Niners that issues had been worse with Deebo Samuel and the workforce two years in the past, and an extension acquired achieved,” Breer wrote for a bit printed Tuesday afternoon.
Breer was referring to how Samuel requested the 49ers for a commerce within the spring of 2022, partly as a result of he allegedly had “points” with how he had been used as a dual-threat weapon. Samuel in the end signed a three-year contract extension with San Francisco forward of that preseason.
As for Aiyuk, the 26-year-old within the closing yr of his rookie contract mentioned in a video final week that “they do not need me again.” Since that clip surfaced, people corresponding to ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter have reported that the 2 sides “had contract talks all through the offseason” that seemingly stalled after receivers corresponding to Jaylen Waddle of the Miami Dolphins and Amon-Ra St. Brown of the Detroit Lions inked profitable extensions.
“Primarily based on what they’ve already supplied Aiyuk, it’s crystal clear that San Francisco very a lot needs to maintain its No. 1 receiver,” Breer continued. “My guess can be when the mud clears, the edges will have the ability to discover some widespread floor and get one thing achieved. We’ll see.”
Based on Marc Adams of 49ers Webzone, ESPN’s Ryan Clark revealed on Monday that Aiyuk “needs to remain in San Francisco” however “is keen to play elsewhere if the 49ers are keen to commerce him.”
Lynch’s earlier feedback on the topic coupled with the truth that he did not commerce Aiyuk earlier than or throughout this yr’s draft recommend the receiver might must threaten to sit down regular-season video games out if he is critical about forcing a transfer away from San Francisco.
A 49ers workforce trying to return to the Tremendous Bowl after the loss to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs this previous February has Aiyuk signed via the upcoming marketing campaign and might retain his rights for 2025 by way of the franchise tag.
Except he makes issues “uncomfortable” for the 49ers over the subsequent two months or so, he might have to simply accept betting on himself by enjoying in a contract yr if he is unwilling to change his monetary requests forward of San Francisco’s Week 1 recreation versus the New York Jets on Sept. 9.
