Brandon Aiyuk shed some mild on his motivation behind a cryptic social media submit he made earlier this month referencing Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin.
After reviews surfaced that the Steelers had curiosity in buying and selling for the 49ers’ star wideout, Aiyuk posted to X, the location previously generally known as Twitter, immediately tagging Tomlin in his enigmatic message.
Throughout an interview on Shannon Sharpe and Chad Ochocinco’s “Nightcap” podcast, Aiyuk revealed what impressed him to make the submit whereas actively partaking in contract negotiations with the 49ers.
The 26-year-old wideout talked about he had a plan to put low till his March 17 birthday, which falls in step with the timeline of the cryptic tweet mentioning Tomlin on X that he posted two days in a while March 19.
“Day-after-day when you’re below [negotiations] or contract talks, day-after-day is a special day,” Aiyuk defined. “I had wakened, so I used to be like you recognize what I am not even going to say nothing, I am simply going to depart my agent alone, I ain’t going to do nothing, I am simply going to attend till after my birthday. Then I’ll attempt to put a bit of bit extra stress on them.”
The All-Professional talked about he’d seen the social media posts evaluating his and Tomlin’s appearances, and determined to have a little bit of enjoyable given the reviews making the rounds about Pittsburgh partaking in commerce talks for him.
“I get up and so they’re speaking about one other crew that they acquired me [linked] to commerce talks or no matter,” Aiyuk stated. “So I simply stated let me — if everyone seems to be saying this, and, this and that — let me go forward and simply put out one in every of my little spots. I reverted again to Tomlin, we will have a bit of little bit of enjoyable with it. It is all in enjoyable, like I stated we’re all professionals, it’s what it’s. However that is the place the Tomlin stuff got here from.”
Aiyuk has been a essential part of the 49ers’ offense since being chosen No. 25 general within the 2020 NFL Draft. The 26-year-old earned Second Staff All-Professional honors in the course of the 2023 season after hauling in 75 receptions for 1,342 yards and 7 touchdowns.
On Monday, 49ers normal supervisor John Lynch shortly dismissed any reviews about San Francisco trying to commerce Aiyuk, additionally citing the 49ers’ observe file with getting contracts sorted out with their blue-chip gamers.
“We have now an excellent historical past of working with the fellows we need to get achieved, and it takes two sides,” Lynch stated on the NFL Annual Assembly. “So can we do this? We’ll see.”
Aiyuk echoed an analogous sentiment throughout his interview with Sharpe and Ochocinco, stating he’s making an attempt to get what he deserves whereas acknowledging there are professionals on either side engaged on hammering out a deal.
“We acquired professionals engaged on either side,” Aiyuk instructed Sharpe and Ochocinco. “Hopefully, we will come to an expert settlement and proceed to play skilled soccer.”
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