Sorting out the Brandon Aiyuk rumors for the San Francisco 49ers.
The build up to the draft is filled with drama amid reports of Pittsburgh looking to trade for Brandon Aiyuk , and Aiyuk’s agent shooting the rumors down.a trade is possible
Pittsburgh wants Aiyuk for a 2nd and a late pick according to the reports. Well sure, who wouldn’t? Stefon Diggs went for a future 2nd and he had better stats? That’s 30 year-old Stefon Diggs with 160 targets last year vs. a 26-year old Aiyuk with 105. With Diggs’ target volume, Aiyuk has 114 catches for 1,812 yards and 10 TDs. Diggs was 107-1,183-8.
Fans point to Aiyuk has no leverage, the Niners can go to the 5th year option and then franchise tag him. All true. But Aiyuk has cards to play as well, in theory he could hold out for 11 games and then play the final six. I don’t think Aiyuk would consider taking it that far, but if he held out for even four games that could damage the Niners pursuit of the 1 seed and returning to the Super Bowl.
I turned to 49erscap.com cap expert Jason Hurley on this. He fully expects the Niners and Aiyuk will reach a deal eventually. He notes that if Aiyuk signs a one-year deal he would then become an unrestricted free agent in 2025, but could be tagged. Hence Aiyuk would need to add the clause for no tags in the future.
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