Key details:

  • "If the 49ers release him outright they will take on a salary cap charge of $29.585 million.
  • "If the team opts to make him a post June 1 designation the cap charges will be $13.325 million in dead money for 2026 and $21.248 million in 2027."
    • "They would also receive a $4.987 million credit on their 2027 salary cap if they did a post June 1 release."
  • "If the issues with Aiyuk are still ongoing the 49ers could look to claw back some of their bonus money which would reduce these numbers. I believe for that to happen they would probably need to suspend him."

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  2. Part of me thinks they’ll just cut him and eat the cost to get this resolved. I don’t think they will want to drag this out.

    What a fool.

  4. Man… could you imagine forgoing millions of dollars just because you couldn’t be bothered to show up to some meetings? If he really wanted out and didn’t want to play for us I’m sure he could’ve dragged his injury out and not had to return this season, then get traded or released or whatever.

    What a shitstorm.

  7. The extension was always a mistake. We’ve just got to make sure we don’t make another one in how we deal with his release.

  13. The New York Jets receive:
    – Brandon Aiyuk
    – Mac Jones

    The 49ers receive:
    – Garett Wilson
    – Tyrod Taylor
    – a 2026 second round pick
    – a 2027 fifth round pick

  14. This situation is insane to me.

    The part where he isn’t fighting anything the 49ers are trying to do because he wants to be released just doesn’t add up to me. Like does he really think he’ll get more money from another team via free agency in the offseason than what he got from the deal he signed with the 49ers after he hasn’t played since October 2024. His agent has been around for a while and has a good relationship with John Lynch, so it’s not like the agent is some uncle or family member who isn’t a real agent that’s giving him questionable advice. It feels like this is all Aiyuks decision because I doubt any agent worth a damn would be encouraging this given it’s not good for the bottom line.

    I had no issues with the holdout and wanting a new contract itself. You have a limited earning window in a league with non guaranteed contracts, holdouts and players wanting new deals are inevitable with this setup.

    All the extra little theatrics during the holdout were corny though. All the extra theatrics after he got his new contract were even more corny, combine that with him coming back and playing like ass after he did all that. Like if he still had hard feelings after signing the contract and knew that was going to be the case, then why sabotage some of the potential trades that were on the table last year assuming those teams would’ve gave you the $ you wanted. When Kyle pushed hard to get him signed last year, he could’ve internally let the know he didn’t want to be there and made the Pittsburgh trade happen. All the extra nonsense should’ve been squashed the day he signed that contract, otherwise don’t sign the contract and let them trade you, assuming the team trading for you was willing to meet your contract demands.

    A masterclass in bag fumbling on Aiyuks end though. That moody diva shit. He’s never been some type of generational talent where the headaches would be justified.

    All that being said. I hope the 49ers have learned their lesson from these last few years of guys holding out for new deals. Not all situations are equal. If it’s a guy that’s a nice to have piece but he’s not a must have, call their bluff and trade them if the contract negotiations aren’t going anywhere, the fanbase might be annoyed initially, but who cares. If it’s a player that’s a must have essential piece to your roster that you view untouchable, then get proactive and lock them down. Don’t let that shit drag into the summer. Overpay them and get it done early in the offseason if you have to because that contract will look like a good deal in a few months when other teams players at the same position get deals after that.

  16. What baffles me most is I am struggling to see BA’s logic here. The Shanahan/Lynch regime has honored players requests anytime they wanted to be cut/traded. So if it was a matter of not wanting to be a part of the team, why not go to the meetings/rehab/etc and part ways after the season? He gets paid, keeps his image intact, and makes it easier for teams to want to pick him up after this season. I feel like he’ll get picked up, but he won’t ever get the kind of money he did here, and he made it *very* clear money was his motivating factor during his hold out. If you hate this team so much, why turn down every trade opportunity that came your way and sign with the team anyway? None of this makes any logical sense to me

  17. This doesn’t sound great for us at all. We seem to always be carrying a ton of dead cap.

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