The San Francisco 49ers and Brandon Aiyuk proceed to be at a stalemate, and chances are high he is performed his final down for the organization.
However, that does not imply they’ll simply minimize ties with him and permit him to affix one other group. As an alternative, the 49ers are nonetheless looking for him a trade suitor. And whereas that did not appear possible weeks in the past, it appears like there’s some rising curiosity in his companies.
In his predraft media availability, basic supervisor John Lynch revealed that they have been getting some calls about Aiyuk.
The 49ers may nonetheless commerce Brandon Aiyuk
“I’ve had some discussions,” Lynch said. “Do I feel it is a excessive chance? Seemingly no. However is there an opportunity? Yeah, I feel there’s an opportunity.”
Whereas that wasn’t essentially the most optimistic end result, it is higher than what they echoed simply a few weeks in the past. Even so, they will not let a possible transaction dictate what they will do within the NFL Draft.
“So, I feel we’ll see it by way of right here,” Lynch added. “We’ll give attention to our draft. If one thing occurs there, nice. If not, we’ll reevaluate it. He is nonetheless a member of this roster proper now, and we’ll deal with him as such.”
This class is deep at vast receiver, so chances are high that groups that miss on one of many prime prospects will probably be below extra stress to seek out options elsewhere; that is when commerce talks can decide up once more.
The 49ers must be in no rush to get a deal finished, and whereas a launch would possibly nonetheless be the almost certainly end result, they’re proper to attempt to squeeze as a lot worth as they’ll from a participant who’s precipitated them bother for the previous two years now.
