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June 17, 2024, 03:14 pm ET
Brandon Aiyuk added more intrigue to his contract impasse with the San Francisco 49ers with a TikTok post on Monday.
In the video, Aiyuk is speaking via FaceTime with Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels, his former Arizona State teammate.
Aiyuk tells Daniels, “They said they didn’t want me back.”
Daniels replies, “That’s it?”
“I swear,” Aiyuk said, prompting Daniels to yell, “My boy!”
Aiyuk captioned the post, “I’m laughing but I’m crying.”
Brandon Aiyuk, unhappy with his contract situation, did not participate in the 49ers’ offseason program and skipped the team’s mandatory minicamp. Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers//Keynote USA/Getty Images
It’s unclear if Aiyuk was implying that the 49ers don’t want him back for this season or if he’s saying that the 49ers don’t want him beyond this season because they’re unwilling to meet his demands for what would be a lucrative contract extension. contract.
KeynoteUSA’s Jeremy Fowler reported this weekend that talks between the 49ers and Aiyuk “have stalled a bit.”
Aiyuk is entering the final year of his rookie contract and is scheduled to count $14.124 million against the salary cap in 2024. He is coming off a 75-catch, 1,342-yard, seven-touchdown season.
He did not participate in the 49ers’ offseason program and skipped the team’s mandatory minicamp. He is subject to fines of more than $101,000 for boycotting minicamp.
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson recently reset the wide receiver market with his four-year extension that averages $35 million per season, making him the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL. AJ Brown of the Philadelphia Eagles ($32 million per season), Amon-Ra St. Brown of the Detroit Lions ($30 million per season) and Jaylen Waddle of the Miami Dolphins ($28.25 million per season) also agreed to extensions this offseason. .
49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel said during the team’s minicamp that he has been in regular contact with Aiyuk throughout the offseason, offering help when needed on how to navigate the contract situation. Samuel agreed to a three-year extension with the 49ers in 2022, but not before demanding a trade due to the slow pace of contract negotiations. His main advice to Aiyuk has been to preach patience.
“At the end of the day, you want to get what you deserve and you hope that happens,” Samuel said. “But it’s not going to happen at the opportune time that you want it to happen. It’s just a waiting game and in this situation, you just let their agent contact them and they communicate and it’s just a back and forth for a long time.” “. time.”
Information from KeynoteUSA’s Nick Wagoner was used in this report.
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