After the San Francisco 49ers lost to the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl back in February, it didn’t take long before all the talk about the team was centered around star wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk and his desire to sign a lucrative contract extension with the storied franchise.
Although Aiyuk has been vital to what the 49ers do on the offensive side of the football, San Francisco has been in no rush to get a deal done with the up-and-coming wideout, which has rubbed Aiyuk the wrong way and has pushed him far enough to where he’s asked the team to trade him.
Unfortunately for Aiyuk, the 49ers brass supposedly have no intention of trading Aiyuk, which has only made the situation that much more tense and uncertain moving forward, especially with training camp getting underway this week.
Despite the trade request, Aiyuk has still reported to training camp, which is a surprising twist, to say the least, but that hasn’t stopped reporters from asking questions about his status.
While fielding a question about Aiyuk, head coach Kyle Shanahan hilariously clapped back at a reporter, claiming he doesn’t report truthful things via Dov Kleiman.
“Knowing you, I don’t know if I exactly said that,” Shanahan said.
Kyle Shanahan just rocked a reporter when asked about WR Brandon Aiyuk 💀
“Knowing you, I don’t know if I exactly said that.”
(h/t @Coach_Yac)pic.twitter.com/VzrkWNevPX
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) July 23, 2024
Until this Aiyuk situation gets resolved one way or another in San Francisco, there’s bound to be an endless stream of questions about what is going on because it is a bit strange that things haven’t been taken care of with the start of the 2024 NFL season right around the corner.
Only time will tell if Aiyuk and the 49ers can finally agree on a contract extension, but until then, the uncertainty in the Bay Area will continue.
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