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After an inspired run to the Super Bowl last year, during which Brock Purdy and company fell short to Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, the San Francisco 49ers have been dealing with some difficult situations with some of their best players.
Ever since the team lost to the Chiefs in the big game in February, there’s been a lot of uncertainty about the immediate future of star wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk, as he wanted to sign a lucrative long-term contract extension with the team.
With Aiyuk being neck and neck with Deebo Samuel as the best wide receiver on the team in the Bay Area, it seemed like a foregone conclusion that the two sides would get a deal done at some point during the NFL offseason, but that hasn’t turned out to be the case, which has led to the wideout asking to be traded before next season.
Even after requesting to be traded, Aiyuk has shown up at 49ers training camp, which is interesting, to say the least, but the same can’t be said for four-time All-Pro offensive tackle Trent Williams, who is holding out for a new deal, which concerns fellow star Fred Warner because of how much the veteran means to the team and the offense via 95.7 The Game.
“That’s one of our best players,” Warner said.
“That’s one of our best players.”
Fred Warner said it is a concern that Trent Williams didn’t report to camp due to his contract situation but understands it’s business pic.twitter.com/XeaqbcIKXL
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Even though the 49ers are considered by many to be the team to beat in the NFC heading into the 2024 NFL season, the team clearly has some internal issues to work out before taking the field on September 9 when they play host to Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets at Levi’s Stadium.
If the team can take care of the contract situations of Aiyuk and Williams, San Francisco will be a force to be reckoned with once again offensively and perhaps a juggernaut in the NFC once again.
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