Brandon Aiyuk is sticking around with the San Francisco 49ers after all, with the star wideout ending his months-long contract dispute and trade drama with the Niners by signing a four-year, $120 million extension with the team last week.
But it’s not for a lack of trying on the Patriots’ part when it came to their efforts to try and land the star receiver last month.
The Patriots were considered one of the finalists in a potential blockbuster deal involving Aiyuk when the Niners were reportedly set on moving him.
But just a day after it was reported that both the Patriots and Browns had agreed to the “framework” of trades with the 49ers for Aiyuk, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Aug.