Brandon Aiyuk and the 49ers Are Finally Negotiating Their Inevitable Divorce
Adam Schefter reported the meeting is to 'begin hammering out a path toward a divorce.'
The and Brandon Aiyuk are finally sitting down to negotiate their breakup, which is honestly a relief after two full years of passive-aggressive posturing.
According to Adam Schefter, Aiyuk met with on Friday to hammer out a path toward a permanent divorce. The twist here is the timing, as Aiyuk is reportedly claiming he is back to 100 percent and looking to get reinstated to the active roster.
Aiyuk has been parked on the physically unable to perform list while rehabbing the torn ACL and MCL he suffered last season. Now that he is officially healthy, the front office has to figure out what to do with a star receiver who clearly wants out, right as the team prepares to host the this Sunday.
This is the NFL equivalent of a couple staying together for the lease, only to immediately start packing boxes the second the security deposit clears. You do not ask for reinstatement just to hang out in Kyle Shanahan's doghouse; you do it so you can pass a physical and get traded to a team that will actually pay you.
For anyone tracking the trade market or futures odds, a healthy Aiyuk suddenly becoming available flips the entire receiver economy upside down. Teams desperate for a perimeter weapon are about to start calling with draft capital they probably shouldn't be spending.
The next step is seeing if the 49ers actually activate him for game day or just keep him on ice while working the phones. Either way, the two-year staring contest is finally over, and somebody is about to overpay for the privilege of being Aiyuk's rebound.