These negotiations are going nowhere and it’s time to get to work.
Brandon Aiyuk catches a breather during the San Francisco 49er’s first training camp practice, Tuesday, July 25, 2023, in Santa Clara, Calif. I can think of roughly a dozen other descriptors, but few of them are publishable.
San Francisco is justified in playing hardball with Aiyuk. The receiver wants to be paid a top-of-the-market rate, but he’s not universally believed to be a top-of-the-market player. With Brock Purdy’s mega-contract coming next offseason, the Niners can no longer afford to overpay players — even outstanding ones. Add in the unnecessary drama, and the writing is on the wall: these two parties really should break up.
And Kyle Shanahan cut through the, ahem, nonsense on Friday, saying that Aiyuk traveled to the game because that’s what “healthy” players do. The pretense around Aiyuk’s hold-in isn’t holding up.
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