Are there any clear updates on the Brandon Aiyuk saga? No, of course not. But I’m writing, you’re reading, so let’s speculate a little bit more. After taking a 24-hour break from talking Brandon Aiyuk, NFL Network’s The Insiders discussed him during Wednesday’s show. Mike Garafolo reported there’s essentially been zero news over the past few days as August is approaching its end and the regular season on the horizon. That led Tom Pelissero to think the longer the Steelers have to wait on a trade, the less they’ll have to give.
“The closer we get to the start of the regular season and knowing that Brandon Aiyuk has not been practicing this entire time, there does come a point in which the value of the trade on which they have agreed to, at least a framework as Ian reported a week or so ago, that would potentially change,” Pelissero told the panel.