The San Francisco 49ers start coaching camp in lower than two weeks and the group continues to be no nearer to signing star receiver Brandon Aiyuk to a brand new contract.
The 49ers reportedly offered Aiyuk a deal value $26 million per 12 months, however they’ve proven no indication of assembly Aiyuk’s asking value, which is believed to be within the $30M-per-year vary.
Throughout a latest episode of NFL Community’s “The Insiders,” Ian Rapoport hinted the 2 sides might be working out of time to strike an settlement.
“What’s information is that Brandon Aiyuk, who for certain deserves a contract extension, doesn’t have one but,” Rapoport said. “And actually, it makes you marvel as nicely…is he going to step on the sector with no new deal? This market has outlined itself very nicely and the truth that he would not have a deal carried out, the clock is ticking on him.”
Aiyuk hasn’t made the method simple on the 49ers.
He’s garnering headlines this offseason for a number of causes, all of which have concerned him seemingly hinting that he desires out of San Francisco.
The 26-year-old wideout first turned heads in mid-June when he informed former teammate and present Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels that the 49ers didn’t want him anymore.
Just a few days later, Aiyuk commented on an Instagram put up throwing shade at the 49ers for reportedly exploring commerce provides for him and he adopted that up a couple of days in the past by posting a photo of Commanders practice film on his TikTok web page, suggesting he desires to be traded to Washington to reunite with Daniels.
As issues stand proper now, Aiyuk is underneath contract in San Francisco for 2024 at $14.124M underneath his fifth-year possibility. He’s scheduled to be a free agent in 2025 however the 49ers might franchise tag him and hold him for a further season.
