Brad Holmes spent almost two decades in the Rams front office, but as general manager of the Detroit Lions he is still doing work that helps his old franchise by essentially complicating contract talks between the San Francisco 49ers and Brandon Aiyuk. If Aiyuk is asking for more money than the 49ers are willing to pay him directly because of moves made by Holmes this offseason, it’s another “Thank you” that Les Snead owes his former protégé three years after they swapped Matthew Stafford and Jared Goff.
Could Amon-Ra St. Brown’s $30 million per season deal force the 49ers to trade their number one receiver over a contract dispute?