49ers will have to make a decision on Brandon Aiyuk, sooner or later
NBC Sports • • sports
Key Points:
- Brandon Aiyuk is expected to be reinstated from the reserve/left squad list, after which the 49ers must decide to keep him on the roster, trade him, or release him.
- The 49ers might obtain a roster exemption, requiring Aiyuk to take a physical and potentially allowing the team to place him on the reserve/non-football injury list if he fails, thus avoiding payment.
- Trading Aiyuk before the deadline is unlikely unless he restructures his contract significantly, given his high 2026 base salary of $26.15 million.
- The simplest resolution could be cutting Aiyuk, allowing him to sign elsewhere, but this may be complicated by lingering tensions and the 49ers' willingness to make it difficult for him.
- Aiyuk has expressed interest in joining the Commanders, but it remains unclear if they or any other team would want him, and the 49ers must release him before any move can occur.
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