The San Francisco 49ers have a tough choice to make when it concerns leading pass receiver Brandon Aiyuk.
The 2023 All-Pro is coming off a 1,300-yard season in which he assisted direct the Niners back to the Super Bowl and assisted make Brock Purdy among the league’s most effective quarterbacks. It was without a doubt his finest year as a professional and the type of efficiency that would generally strengthen his location in the San Francisco lineup.
Other than he might be too helpful for the 49ers to manage. San Francisco’s star-laden lineup is packed with costly gamers and is among just 3 groups forecasted to be over next year’s approximated wage cap, per Over The Cap. Not just might Kyle Shanahan’s group be cutting expenses next spring, however it will likewise need to think about a handful of pending totally free representatives who’ll be headed to the free market in 2025.
Aiyuk is among them and might be taking a look at a $30 million yearly wage. That’s resulted in speculation about a prospective trade, comparable to how the Tennessee Titans delivered off A.J. Brown to the Philadelphia Eagles in order to prevent providing him a four-year, $100 million agreement extension in 2022. On Monday, basic supervisor John Lynch informed the media his Niners weren’t in the market for an Aiyuk trade which he desired his star wideout on the lineup moving forward.
That stimulated this reaction from the previous preliminary choice.
Brandon Aiyuk’s most current IG story pic.twitter.com/lp8RDR399N
— 49ers on NBCS (@NBCS49ers) March 25, 2024
Practically every pass receiver’s Tweets and/or Instagram stories are puzzling, however this one feels quite clear. Cash talks and bull, uh, poop strolls. If Lynch truly desires Aiyuk to remain, there’s one method to get that done. Offer him an agreement befitting among the league’s leading 4 wideouts.
That will not be low-cost, specifically for a group that will likewise have huge choices to make about fellow 2025 totally free representatives like Dre Greenlaw and Tanaloa Hufanga while thinking about a possible agreement extension for Purdy. There are a lot of moving parts in play here, and while Aiyuk’s capability to put San Francisco’s offense on his shoulders makes him a deserving expenditure, the 49ers might not be able to pay it unless they make some other relocations.