On Sunday, ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter discussed Aiyuk's status and pointed to a contract clause that cuts the timeline for a trade significantly. If the 49ers don't deal the 27-year-old receiver by April 1, they will owe him a $22.85 million roster bonus and he'd ultimately spend the 2025 season in San Francisco.
Brandon Aiyuk looks like he will be staying in the Bay Area. The 49ers are not expected to trade their star wideout on Tuesday — Aiyuk’s unofficial trade deadline — when he is owed a $22.85 million bonus if he’s still on the roster, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
The 49ers are surely wishing they’d traded receiver Brandon Aiyuk when they had the chance. They could have. It was happening. Aiyuk was about to be a Steeler. Then, he expressed a willingness to accept the 49ers’ best offer on a long-term deal, and coach Kyle Shanahan literally ran upstairs to keep the trade from going through.
The 49ers are not expected to trade wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk by Tuesday, when he is due a $22.85 million bonus, barring a late deal materializing, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
WR Brandon Aiyuk is making good progress in his recovery from his ACL tear, but the Niners are not expected to trade him after April 1.
In other words, the 49ers won’t have an interest in any sort of Aiyuk trade after paying out next week’s huge bonus. This report can almost be considered a sort of last call f
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The San Francisco 49ers have been linked to trade talks with regard to wideout Brandon Aiyuk extending into last season.
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk is expected to remain with the team on Tuesday, which grants him a $22.85 million bonus, ESPN reported.