Few NFL stars have been concerned in as many commerce rumors in current weeks as San Francisco 49ers huge receiver Brandon Aiyuk has.
The chatter elevated Thursday night time when the Niners chosen wideout Ricky Pearsall out of Florida with the thirty first total choose within the NFL Draft.
Following San Francisco’s choice, Aiyuk despatched a stunning four-word textual content to each normal supervisor John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan.
Whereas there have been reviews that the Pearsall choice might result in the commerce of Aiyuk or 2021 Professional Bowl huge receiver Deebo Samuel, each Lynch and Shanahan largely dismissed the rumors.
Maybe it is no coincidence that Aiyuk and Pearsall are former school teammates, spending one season collectively at Arizona State in 2019.
In line with ESPN’s Nick Wagoner, the pair of pass-catchers “stay pleasant” and spoke on the telephone on Thursday night time.
Lynch and Shanahan detailed a number of occasions the place issues stood with Aiyuk and Samuel. The previous is getting into the ultimate yr of his rookie contract and looking for an extension, whereas Samuel signed an extension with San Francisco in 2022 and carries a cap hit of $28M in 2024.
Per Wagoner, it is “arduous to see” how a commerce involving Aiyuk or Samuel would “make sense,” and a possible supply must be “very artistic.”
