Brandon Aiyuk is a Quitter! Pick #25, 2020 NFL Draft

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Originally posted by Since07:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5542124/

According to this players with his injury have a 70% chance of returning that's not saying he'll be back at 100% but 30% of players with that injury never see the field again is pretty bad

I think the odds are even better now. That study was conducted from 2000 to 2016 so i would believe with the constant advances in medicine the % would go up over the years. Also the study failed to mention the age of the athletes studied. I would think a player aged 22-26 would have a better chance to play again then a player over 30 who had the same injury.
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Originally posted by Heroism:
If BA is traded, we're all in agreement that this mandate is coming from above Lynch and Shanahan, right? ie Jed York and his cronies(Paraag) want 1)BA's money off the books 2) still upset about how he handled himself during negotiations, and they want to undo that precedent as much as they can.

Agreed. No way KS wants to trade BA

Originally posted by lamontb:

Originally posted by Heroism:
If BA is traded, we're all in agreement that this mandate is coming from above Lynch and Shanahan, right? ie Jed York and his cronies(Paraag) want 1)BA's money off the books 2) still upset about how he handled himself during negotiations, and they want to undo that precedent as much as they can.

Agreed. No way KS wants to trade BA

I don't know if it's up to him, only reason it's being talked about isn't just the injury but our offseason moves suggest it's a possibility we just want to eat all the dead cap space we can this season

When a high profile team like the 49ers starts making changes and has a lot of holes to fill there's bound to be a lot of rumors involving them. I'm sure we'll hear about several possible trades from "reliable sources" before the draft.

Originally posted by Sask49erFan:
The dude tore his ACL, MCL and meniscus. Id wager a good amount of money he will never be the same.

I tore my meniscus in 2019. It took a year to recover and I'm still not able to run or move like I used to. I'm by no means a Pro athlete but I have been going to the gym and playing sports my whole life and it's not the same.

I can't imagine tearing your ACL and MCL too.

You also don't have a world class surgeon and recovery team. Also, I'm assuming you don't dedicate most of your days to recovering.

Originally posted by Sask49erFan:
I personally don't think there's any way Aiuyk is on the team post April 1. I think they regret that signing big time the most of all their contracts they handed out.

CAN WE PLEASE STOP SPREADING MISINFORMATION.

April 1st does not mean anything with respect to Aiyuk.

When he signed his contract, he was guaranteed $45 million at signing. That covers his 2024 compensation and $20.875 million of his 2025 compensation. At signing, an additional $31 million in compensation was guaranteed against injury. That covers the remaining $4 million of Aiyuk's 2025 compensation and all $27 million of Aiyuk's 2026 compensation. April 1, 2025 is simply the day the $31 million that is guaranteed against injury vests into a full guarantee. AIYUK IS ALREADY INJURED. AIYUK WILL NOT PASS A PHYSICAL BY APRIL 1ST. So that $31 million is already guaranteed to Aiyuk.

The vesting of the guarantee on April 1st, 2025, does not mean that the money is actually due at the same time. We don't know when the money is scheduled to be paid out because it was never reported. If you look at the reporting of Jennings' contract, his option bonus vests into a full guarantee on April 1st, 2025, just like Aiyuk. It was also reported that the option had to be executed before 5 days from the start of the regular season.

Originally posted by lamontb:
Agreed. No way KS wants to trade BA

The only reason Aiyuk even got his contract is because Kyle intervened and forced Paraag to give it. Had he not intervened, Aiyuk would have been a Steeler.

Originally posted by Typecast:

Originally posted by lamontb:
Agreed. No way KS wants to trade BA

The only reason Aiyuk even got his contract is because Kyle intervened and forced Paraag to give it. Had he not intervened, Aiyuk would have been a Steeler.

Which we should have gotten done.

Originally posted by Typecast:
CAN WE PLEASE STOP SPREADING MISINFORMATION.

April 1st does not mean anything with respect to Aiyuk.

When he signed his contract, he was guaranteed $45 million at signing. That covers his 2024 compensation and $20.875 million of his 2025 compensation. At signing, an additional $31 million in compensation was guaranteed against injury. That covers the remaining $4 million of Aiyuk's 2025 compensation and all $27 million of Aiyuk's 2026 compensation. April 1, 2025 is simply the day the $31 million that is guaranteed against injury vests into a full guarantee. AIYUK IS ALREADY INJURED. AIYUK WILL NOT PASS A PHYSICAL BY APRIL 1ST. So that $31 million is already guaranteed to Aiyuk.

The vesting of the guarantee on April 1st, 2025, does not mean that the money is actually due at the same time. We don't know when the money is scheduled to be paid out because it was never reported. If you look at the reporting of Jennings' contract, his option bonus vests into a full guarantee on April 1st, 2025, just like Aiyuk. It was also reported that the option had to be executed before 5 days from the start of the regular season.

How is it misinformation?

Does he or does he not have a bonus due to him on April 1st or not? And if we trade him and the other team agrees to pay that bonus we are off the hook.

So every single media outlet that is reporting him as having a roster bonus due on April 1st is spreading misinformation?

Originally posted by lamontb:

Originally posted by Heroism:
If BA is traded, we're all in agreement that this mandate is coming from above Lynch and Shanahan, right? ie Jed York and his cronies(Paraag) want 1)BA's money off the books 2) still upset about how he handled himself during negotiations, and they want to undo that precedent as much as they can.

Agreed. No way KS wants to trade BA

So what's he realistically worth in a trade with not being 100% for a while? I don't think we're getting a 1st, and if it's another 5th or 6th then it's a big NO.

Originally posted by mitpdub:

Originally posted by lamontb:

Originally posted by Heroism:
If BA is traded, we're all in agreement that this mandate is coming from above Lynch and Shanahan, right? ie Jed York and his cronies(Paraag) want 1)BA's money off the books 2) still upset about how he handled himself during negotiations, and they want to undo that precedent as much as they can.

Agreed. No way KS wants to trade BA

So what's he realistically worth in a trade with not being 100% for a while? I don't think we're getting a 1st, and if it's another 5th or 6th then it's a big NO.

Only if they care more about dumping the contract and then it's huge yes

Originally posted by Sask49erFan:
How is it misinformation?

Does he or does he not have a bonus due to him on April 1st or not? And if we trade him and the other team agrees to pay that bonus we are off the hook.

So every single media outlet that is reporting him as having a roster bonus due on April 1st is spreading misinformation?

April 1st is simply the day his $31 million in injury guarantees becomes fully guaranteed. It does not mean the "bonus is due". When you say the "bonus is due", that means the option bonus is executed (paid out). We don't know when that date actually is because it was never reported. You can go back to the PFT report of Aiyuk's contract details and see that is the case. We only got info about his 2024 compensation schedule.

If the 49ers trade Aiyuk and that option bonus is not executed, his new club is responsible for paying out that bonus.

Not every single media outlet is reporting him as having a roster bonus due on April 1st. Just the ones spreading wrong information that you are regurgitating.

Originally posted by Sask49erFan:

Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:

Originally posted by Sask49erFan:
I personally don't think there's any way Aiuyk is on the team post April 1. I think they regret that signing big time the most of all their contracts they handed out.

The rumors are NE or Cleveland. And NE badly needs a WR. They have no-one.

Something like Aiuyk and 5.160 for 3.69 would work.

Just insane to me that people are advocating for a 2 round upgrade for an All Pro WR.

The dude tore his ACL, MCL and meniscus. Id wager a good amount of money he will never be the same.

I tore my meniscus in 2019. It took a year to recover and I'm still not able to run or move like I used to. I'm by no means a Pro athlete but I have been going to the gym and playing sports my whole life and it's not the same.

I can't imagine tearing your ACL and MCL too.

This isnt 1994. Knee injuries like that are not career enders like they used to be. Its not even that you arent a professional athlete. Its that you cant spend your entire life doing nothing but rehabbing your injury. Yeah, pro athletes are built differently. But the major difference is that their job is healing. You had a real job and had to rehab around that job. Rehabbing IS Aiyuk's job. There's no reason why he cant get back to where he was.

And to add onto this, you also likely didnt have the best doctors, physical therapists, and coaches helping you through the process.

Originally posted by VaBeachNiner:
Which we should have gotten done.

They had weeks to commit to the trade. I still believe they never wanted to trade Aiyuk. The 49ers bluffed hard and Aiyuk and his agent called them out on it. And they were right.