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After an impressive 2023 NFL season that resulted in the team coming up just short in the Super Bowl, the San Franciso 49ers are hoping to bounce back with a vengeance during the 2024 campaign and come away with the franchise’s sixth Vince Lombardi Trophy.
Although the 49ers have one of the most stacked rosters in the NFL on both sides of the football, San Francisco has been receiving negative attention throughout the entire offseason due to its ongoing contract talks with star wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk.
Aiyuk is hoping to secure a lucrative long-term contract extension with the 49ers, but that hasn’t happened yet, and things have gone so poorly in negotiations that he asked the team to trade him, resulting in an endless stream of rumors about the 26-year-old’s situation in the Bay Area.
Now, an interesting development has surfaced as the 49ers, with a report that the team could very well come to terms with Aiyuk on a long-term deal so he can remain with the team rather than be traded before Week 1.
On Instagram, Aiyuk left a comment on this latest development, which seems to indicate his frustration with the drawn-out process, via Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.
“Niners be in the media every day, lol,” Aiyuk wrote. “It’s two options out there. Pick one and stop dropping reports. Simple.”
Brandon Aiyuk weighs in on the latest developments, via an Instagram comment: pic.twitter.com/LQoVDm5kEg
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) August 9, 2024
It seems that no matter what reports surface about Aiyuk and the 49ers, the wide receiver remains in limbo, with no clue whether he’ll get a new deal with the 49ers or be traded to a team like the Pittsburgh Steelers or Cleveland Browns.
The clock is ticking, and with the start of the regular season about a month away, something needs to be done sooner rather than later.
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