Brandon Aiyuk and the 49ers seem like far aside in contract negotiations.
Nonetheless, the All-Professional large receiver shared an enormous clue as to what his future in San Francisco, and the NFL for that matter, may appear to be.
Aiyuk surprisingly revealed what uniform he expects to put on in the course of the 2024 NFL season in an look Friday on Fanatics’ “The Pivot” podcast with co-hosts Ryan Clark, Channing Crowder and Fred Taylor.
“If I had been to take a guess, in all probability a Niner uniform,” Aiyuk stated. “Most likely a Niner uniform. If not a Niners uniform, in all probability a Washington Commanders uniform. If not a Washington Commanders uniform, in all probability a [Pittsburgh] Steelers uniform.”
It’s unclear whether or not or not Aiyuk desires his guess to return to fruition, nevertheless it’s considerably promising for San Francisco and the Trustworthy that the fifth-year veteran stated “Niners” earlier than every other staff.
The Commanders and Steelers, although? 49ers followers gained’t love that Aiyuk talked about these two groups.
Aiyuk’s notion of the Steelers appears to be out of left discipline, as Pittsburgh presumably poses a match that entices the 26-year-old.
Conversely, it’s well-known that Aiyuk and Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels have turn out to be shut buddies after the 2 had been teammates at Arizona State in 2019. Aiyuk’s mentioning Washington appears to correlate to genuine curiosity between the 2 events.
Simply on June 17, Aiyuk posted a video on TikTok, by which he advised Daniels, “[The 49ers] don’t need me again … I swear.”
The video on Aiyuk’s web page additionally was captioned, “I am laughing however I am crying [for real].”
Then on Monday, Aiyuk made an Instragam remark in response to an aggregated report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter that claimed San Francisco and Washington engaged in commerce talks forward of the 2024 NFL Draft.
“However I assumed the Niners was by no means tryna commerce me?” Aiyuk wrote.
On the floor, the Commanders appear to be extra of a menace to lure Aiyuk away from the 49ers than every other staff.
Nonetheless, Aiyuk is guessing he’ll wind up in the identical crimson and gold threads he has solely ever recognized this fall.
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