The drama surrounding the San Francisco 49ers and star receiver Brandon Aiyuk is reaching a fever pitch ahead of Thursday’s NFL Draft. Several reports from members of the NFL media dropped Tuesday, all casting serious doubt over the situation between the receiver and team as they work through a clearly contentious contract negotiation. 49ers general manager John Lynch held a pre-draft press conference Monday where he made it clear that the team’s wish is to have Aiyuk around “for the rest of his...
Despite using their first pick in the NFL draft on WR Ricky Pearsall, the Niners say they are unlikely to trade Brandon Aiyuk or Deebo Samuel.
Wide receiver Ricky Pearsall joins the 49ers’ vaunted offense as their first-round pick, No. 31 overall.
With the countdown to the first overall pick heating up on draft day, the
Brandon Aiyuk might not be happy with the 49ers' contract offers, but there's not reason to believe he'll end up on another roster anytime soon. And new deals for Lions star Amon-Ra St. Brown and Bengals All-Pro Ja'Marr Chase don't change that.
This is not good news for anyone who wants the 49ers to keep Brandon Aiyuk
Finally, finally, finally? This tired storyline of Brandon Aiyuk or Deebo Samuel being traded can come to an end. The San Francisco 49ers have concluded Day 2 of the 2024 NFL draft, taking cornerback Renardo Green and offensive lineman Dominick Puni. There were trades to move back, but it involved the 49ers getting a fifth-rounder. Nothing of the sort involved trading a player, especially one of the value of Aiyuk, Samuel, or even Jauan Jennings. It’s now the fourth round, folks. This storyline...
Aiyuk is the hottest veteran on the trade market entering the NFL Draft for good reason
After Day 1 of the NFL Draft came and went without the 49ers trading Brandon Aiyuk, it seemed like the rumors surrounding San Francisco’s top receivers would subside. However, after taking Florida wide receiver Ricky Pearsall with the 31st overall pick, it seems the Niners are still at least listening to offers for one of their Pro Bowl receivers—just not Aiyuk. According to a report by San Francisco Chronicle columnist Michael Silver following Day 1, “the 49ers are now more likely to deal Deebo...
After a ton of speculation about the San Francisco 49ers potentially trading up in the first round of the NFL Draft, or adding more first-round picks by trading away a star receiver, the Niners ended up staying and picking a wide receiver. The 49ers stunned most of the experts by selecting Ricky Pearsall, a wide receiver out of Florida, with the No. 31 pick. For most of Thursday, reports around the 49ers were centered around the team potentially trading wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk, who has...
General manager John Lynch reiterated Monday that the 49ers have no plans to trade wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk.
If the San Francisco 49ers move a wide receiver this offseason in a trade, expect it to be Deebo Samuel, not Brandon Aiyuk. According to ESPN's Dan Graziano: