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The San Francisco 49ers are in the middle of a difficult situation with Brandon Aiyuk.
Aiyuk has been one of their best offensive talents over the past few seasons, but they haven’t been able to reach common ground on a contract extension.
As a result, Aiyuk has requested a trade from the 49ers, and there have been talks flowing between the 49ers and other teams in recent days.
Jordan Schultz made sure to clarify that while Aiyuk doesn’t have a written no-trade clause, he can be selective with a new prospective team by telling them he’s not going to sign a contract extension.
Reminder: Although Brandon Aiyuk doesn’t have an official no-trade clause, he effectively has one because his opinion carries more weight than that of the #49ers or any potential trade partner. If Aiyuk doesn’t want to go to a team, he can tell that team ‘I’m not signing an… pic.twitter.com/FHgMCobOHe
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) August 6, 2024
There’s a reason the 49ers have gotten so many calls about Aiyuk.
He’s a young player who has already achieved in a lot in the early stages of his NFL career, and teams have picked up on that.
They recognize how talented Aiyuk is, and are more than willing to send the 49ers a trade offer to get him on their team.
This situation is becoming more delicate every day.
Both sides have less than a month to try and get a deal done before the regular season starts, otherwise, Aiyuk might be stuck with an organization that he clearly does not want to be with.
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