Contract negotiations on an extension between the 49ers and Brandon Aiyuk have hit a wall and it is starting to look likely that a deal won't come to fruition. If it doesn't, will the 49ers kick themselves for not trading Aiyuk?
The Pittsburgh Steelers were one team interested, but the 49ers wanted too much. San Francisco's belief was that they could get a contract extension with Aiyuk done. Well, as of now it isn't looking too great. Reports are painting the negotiations in a negative light.in reference to the 49ers. This doesn't mean a deal won't materialize in the next month or two, but it is hard to feel any positivity at this very moment.
It seems that both the 49ers and Aiyuk are unwilling to move off the number for an extension. Aiyuk playing on the final year of his rookie deal is very possible and it is too late to revisit a trade at this point.Not at all. The goal for the 49ers, as it has been for the last five years, is to go all in on winning a Super Bowl. Trading Aiyuk before or after the NFL draft doesn't help them achieve that -- it makes them worse.
But he isn't suddenly going to play poorly because of that. He's going to have to continue to ball out to prove to them that he is worth that money or to another team after the 2024 season. There is also the option of franchise tagging Aiyuk so that he remains for 2025. Even if the 49ers don't tag him and let him walk in free agency, they still shouldn't feel any regret about not trading him sooner because it doesn't benefit them at all in 2024.Jose Luis Sanchez III has covered the San Francisco 49ers daily for FanNation since 2019. He started off as the lead publisher for FanNation's All49ers, then switched positions to become the Deputy Editor in 2020. Sanchez writes, edits, and produces videos daily for All49ers.
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