With Brandon Aiyuk formally requesting a trade yesterday, rumors of him potentially being an option for the Pittsburgh Steelers came back into play. Former NFL executive Andrew Brandt doesn’t see the 49ers trading Aiyuk, but he also doesn’t think the team will sign him to an extension, letting him hit the free agency market next offseason. Brandt explained why he thinks Aiyuk will play out his contract in San Francisco on his The Business Of Sports podcast.
“If he was gonna be traded, he would’ve been traded,” Brandt said. He also doesn’t think Aiyuk will hold out due to the CBA allowing teams to fine players for holding out.