Ever because the San Francisco 49ers misplaced to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs within the Tremendous Bowl again in February, the workforce has been attempting to place collectively a contract extension for star huge receiver Brandon Aiyuk, who needs to safe his long-term future with the storied franchise whereas additionally getting paid as probably the greatest gamers within the NFL at his place.
With coaching camp underway and only some weeks left till Week 1, when the 49ers will host Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets at Levi’s Stadium, the 2 sides have but to see eye-to-eye on a brand new deal, which led to Aiyuk requesting a commerce earlier than the 2024 marketing campaign.
Regardless of the commerce request, which occurred nicely earlier than coaching camp began, Aiyuk confirmed up and gave the impression to be in good spirits, with a video surfacing of him being cordial with basic supervisor John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan.
Despite the fact that he appears to nonetheless have an excellent relationship with Shanahan and Lynch, a deal hasn’t come to fruition, and he now has been absent from a current observe, based on Grant Cohn of Sports activities Illustrated.
No signal of Brandon Aiyuk at right this moment’s observe.
— Grant Cohn (@grantcohn) August 2, 2024
Together with being a no-show at observe, head coach Kyle Shanahan supplied an replace on how contract talks with Aiyuk are going in the meanwhile whereas additionally addressing the viral video of connecting along with his star receiver on the sphere lately, based on Clayton Holloway of NFL Community.
Kyle Shanahan says there isn’t any replace on the Brandon Aiyuk contract scenario.
Requested concerning the viral video of him and Aiyuk greeting one another at observe earlier this week, “it is often how we greet one another… it is a bro hug.”
— Clayton Holloway (@HollowayNFLN) August 2, 2024
Though Shanahan doesn’t appear bothered by the continued contract scenario with one in all his greatest gamers, it’s attending to the purpose the place a commerce is likely to be the one possibility as a result of Aiyuk doesn’t appear to love the course issues are going for him in San Francisco.
It’ll be fascinating to see if the 49ers’ brass can resolve the problem with Aiyuk within the coming weeks or if the workforce is pressured to ship him elsewhere.
