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There are only 24 days remaining between now and the San Francisco 49ers’ Week 1 showdown on “Monday Night Football” with Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets.
Yet, 49ers top wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk, who led the defending NFC champions in catches (75), receiving yards (1,342) and co-led the team in receiving touchdowns (seven), is still not practicing with the team because he lacks a long-term contract. The 26-year-old is currently set to enter the 2024 season in the final year of his rookie deal on his fifth-year, fully guaranteed option worth $14.1 million.
As a result, he demanded a trade to create leverage for himself in negotiations with general manager John Lynch and the 49ers front office. That demand has reportedly resulted in San Francisco setting up a deal to trade him to the Pittsburgh Steelers if the two sides cannot come together on a new deal.
Lynch, unlike Cowboys owner and general manger Jerry Jones in regards to his top wide receiver CeeDee Lamb’s similar demands, admitted on Friday that he is now feeling “urgency” to get Aiyuk’s situation resolved.
“You know, I’m not going to characterize any chances or anything,” Lynch said on KNBR on Friday when asked about the chances that he stays with the 49ers long term. “I can tell you this, it’s been a long, arduous, hard process, a hard journey. We started this early and for whatever reason haven’t been able to get it across the finish line. That’s been frustrating, but the communication still has been really good both with Brandon and his agent, and we’re trying to figure out solutions. You know I’m always hopeful. I’m an optimistic person in nature, and I’m always hopeful that we’ll get there and get there soon. I can tell you, we feel the urgency to have him, the season’s approaching, and we have ample time.”
Aiyuk’s 1,342 receiving yards ranked as the seventh-most in the NFL in 2023, and he joined the wide…
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2024-08-16 19:05:54
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