Not to jinx it, but it’s been a few days since we’ve seen San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk post on social media. There’s no telling what’s going through Aiyuk’s brain when he’s posting these videos and taking shots at the organization.
What he’s failing to realize is that it’s costing him millions and his chances of playing in the league again. NFL Insider Jason La Canfora has compiled quotes from executives around the league. Unsurprisingly, the people in a position to pay Aiyuk are souring on the receiver.
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La Canfora said, “NFL front offices at this point have serious reservations about Aiyuk being in the right mindset on and off the field to contribute.”
It turns out that posting yourself doing donuts on a racetrack after a warrant for your arrest was issued for speeding is not what a general manager would want to see. Shocking, I know.
One executive told La Canfora, “I couldn’t bring him into my locker room with my quarterback.” That would be a worry for a team with a young or inexperienced quarterback. As Richard Sherman pointed out, what if things don’t go Aiyuk’s way early on? Does he lash out? There’s no way to know he would, but all you can do is use the information he shares in the videos, and it doesn’t paint Aiyuk in a positive light.
Here’s another quote from La Canfora:
A top executive from a team that has continued to pursue the receiver market told me Aiyuk is not a consideration for him at this point, even on the minimum contract, and the 49ers have long since given up on getting anything in trade.
John Lynch would say publicly that the 49ers were holding out hope that a team would give them something in return for Aiyuk, but that went out the door after Aiyuk’s first public video. Now that there have been several instances in which he’s spoken the way that he is, the Niners are well aware that they’re not receiving any compensation in return for Aiyuk.
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The only question that’s left is how long they hold on to Aiyuk. Still, with everything that’s transpired, some team will likely give him a shot on a minimum deal.
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