All offseason long, there have been rumors surrounding the status of San Francisco 49ers WR Brandon Aiyuk. He is scheduled to play on the fifth-year option as a former first-round pick, but after making the second-team All-Pro list and being one of the top receivers in the league, he understandably wants higher pay and more long-term security to cash in on his excellent season.
Up until this point, there have been reasons to believe a trade could take place, but Aiyuk and the 49ers both maintained the posture of wanting to work out a long-term deal. There had been no official trade request.