The San Francisco 49ers have to be holding out hope that the Brandon Aiyuk drama ends up with them keeping their leading receiver.
Otherwise, a deal would reportedly already be done.
The Aiyuk drama has been going on for a long time, and a media report Tuesday indicates there are two possible outcomes: Aiyuk is traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers or he returns to the 49ers.
Then again, as we've seen with this story, things can change.
The 49ers and Steelers have agreed to the terms of a trade and the Steelers are "in a good place on an Aiyuk contract," according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media.