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

Originally posted by VaBeachNiner:
I wonder what BA did back in July. Did he take a dump in Jed's office?

Originally posted by 49ersRing:

Originally posted by VaBeachNiner:
I wonder what BA did back in July. Did he take a dump in Jed's office?

He was 5 seconds late for a meeting and Paraag was waiting there with a stopwatch and a team of lawyers.

Originally posted by Fanaticofnfl:

Originally posted by 49ersRing:

Originally posted by VaBeachNiner:
I wonder what BA did back in July. Did he take a dump in Jed's office?

He was 5 seconds late for a meeting and Paraag was waiting there with a stopwatch and a team of lawyers.

My dude… Aiyuk said he's not even going to appeal it.

It's obviously not something this pesky lol

Originally posted by RiceOwensStokes:
It's Aiyuks fault for being weird and it's the Niners fault for knowing this and giving him a huge contract anyways

Originally posted by SanDiego49er:
Imagine having a $120 million deal. Then not showing up to meetings and wearing the wrong colored shorts for practice. Being an all around pain in the rear. So they can void the contract. All he had to do is show up and they are likely on the hook contractually for the guaranteed portions.

Coming off the severe injury. Nobody knows if he will ever be the same. Now the attitude problems and cancer to a team. He very likely will never make this amount again. All he had to do is keep rehabbing, show up to meetings, wear the proper shorts, not be a pain in the rear. For $120 million.

How much of a DIVA do you have to be to pull this? I would show up anywhere. Even a place I don't like. For $120 million. I'd keep my mouth shut too and play along.

Originally posted by DaleGribble:

Originally posted by Cosmo:

Originally posted by Darkness49ers:
I don't say this often and I try to give people the benefit of the doubt but Aiyuk is a pos human being with a very low IQ. Comes off ignorant, greedy and classless. I have zero respect for his character as a man and fully support the 49ers for voiding his contract. I don't want to see this dude wearing a 49er uniform again and hope he's cut from the team soon.

Holy, WOW. I wouldn't go that far, I think he's a diva and the team will be better off without him or his contract, but I don't think he's a horrible person. 😬

Yeah its not like hes Tyreek Hill.

Originally posted by HONEYBADGER:
Ayuk knows the 49ers are not a contender and he's willing to lose 30 Milly to be sent to another team.

That's dedication to winning. The 49ers could learn something from him.

Originally posted by Heroism:

lol wtf this situation is so weird. Garafolo says BA could still be a Niner next year… it seems like Shanny is pushing to repair the situation while someone in the front office wants BA gone. I feel like this s**t could get ugly between head coach and front office... Another Harbaugh/Paraag situation brewing?

From @NFLGameDay Morning on the curious case of #49ers WR Brandon Aiyuk: The belief is he's close to being cleared and can still work his way into being a Niner this year and beyond. For now, still in limbo. pic.twitter.com/RoVzFq5YMa

— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) November 23, 2025

Originally posted by Kolohe:
Man this sucks!!! I was comparing Aiyuk and Pearsall to Isaac Bruce and Tory Holt!! Yah that's a huge reach but I think Aiyuk and Pearsall could've been great with Purdy at QB!! Now we won't ever get to see it!!!

Originally posted by OnTheClock:

Originally posted by Heroism:
lol wtf this situation is so weird. Garafolo says BA could still be a Niner next year… it seems like Shanny is pushing to repair the situation while someone in the front office wants BA gone. I feel like this s**t could get ugly between head coach and front office... Another Harbaugh/Paraag situation brewing?

From @NFLGameDay Morning on the curious case of #49ers WR Brandon Aiyuk: The belief is he's close to being cleared and can still work his way into being a Niner this year and beyond. For now, still in limbo. pic.twitter.com/RoVzFq5YMa

— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) November 23, 2025

The evidence at the moment suggests Brandon did something really bad around training camp time and it was an internal matter. It also had to be legit enough for Aiyuk to not even try to fight it. No one is saying anything about it and I don't see any other players even hinting that feel any certain way about it which tells me they might feel whatever happened is indeed on Aiyuk..

It doesn't really seem to me that we just found a technicality. There seems to have been a legit breach.

Originally posted by Hoovtrain:

Originally posted by OnTheClock:

Originally posted by Heroism:

lol wtf this situation is so weird. Garafolo says BA could still be a Niner next year… it seems like Shanny is pushing to repair the situation while someone in the front office wants BA gone. I feel like this s**t could get ugly between head coach and front office... Another Harbaugh/Paraag situation brewing?

From @NFLGameDay Morning on the curious case of #49ers WR Brandon Aiyuk: The belief is he's close to being cleared and can still work his way into being a Niner this year and beyond. For now, still in limbo. pic.twitter.com/RoVzFq5YMa

— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) November 23, 2025

The evidence at the moment suggests Brandon did something really bad around training camp time and it was an internal matter. It also had to be legit enough for Aiyuk to not even try to fight it. No one is saying anything about it and I don't see any other players even hinting that feel any certain way about it which tells me they might feel whatever happened is indeed on Aiyuk..

It doesn't really seem to me that we just found a technicality. There seems to have been a legit breach.

Agree

Originally posted by OnTheClock:

Originally posted by Hoovtrain:

Originally posted by OnTheClock:

Originally posted by Heroism:
lol wtf this situation is so weird. Garafolo says BA could still be a Niner next year… it seems like Shanny is pushing to repair the situation while someone in the front office wants BA gone. I feel like this s**t could get ugly between head coach and front office... Another Harbaugh/Paraag situation brewing?

From @NFLGameDay Morning on the curious case of #49ers WR Brandon Aiyuk: The belief is he's close to being cleared and can still work his way into being a Niner this year and beyond. For now, still in limbo. pic.twitter.com/RoVzFq5YMa

— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) November 23, 2025

The evidence at the moment suggests Brandon did something really bad around training camp time and it was an internal matter. It also had to be legit enough for Aiyuk to not even try to fight it. No one is saying anything about it and I don't see any other players even hinting that feel any certain way about it which tells me they might feel whatever happened is indeed on Aiyuk..

It doesn't really seem to me that we just found a technicality. There seems to have been a legit breach.

Agree

And if Aiyuk doesn't want to fight it, he clearly doesn't want anyone to know what he did. Maybe it would hurt his ability to go to a new team, IDK.

Originally posted by OnTheClock:

Originally posted by Hoovtrain:

Originally posted by OnTheClock:

Originally posted by Heroism:
lol wtf this situation is so weird. Garafolo says BA could still be a Niner next year… it seems like Shanny is pushing to repair the situation while someone in the front office wants BA gone. I feel like this s**t could get ugly between head coach and front office... Another Harbaugh/Paraag situation brewing?

From @NFLGameDay Morning on the curious case of #49ers WR Brandon Aiyuk: The belief is he's close to being cleared and can still work his way into being a Niner this year and beyond. For now, still in limbo. pic.twitter.com/RoVzFq5YMa

— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) November 23, 2025

The evidence at the moment suggests Brandon did something really bad around training camp time and it was an internal matter. It also had to be legit enough for Aiyuk to not even try to fight it. No one is saying anything about it and I don't see any other players even hinting that feel any certain way about it which tells me they might feel whatever happened is indeed on Aiyuk..

It doesn't really seem to me that we just found a technicality. There seems to have been a legit breach.

Agree

And if Aiyuk doesn't want to fight it, he clearly doesn't want anyone to know what he did. Maybe it would hurt his ability to go to a new team, IDK.

Originally posted by 49ersRing:

Originally posted by OnTheClock:

Originally posted by Hoovtrain:

Originally posted by OnTheClock:

Originally posted by Heroism:
lol wtf this situation is so weird. Garafolo says BA could still be a Niner next year… it seems like Shanny is pushing to repair the situation while someone in the front office wants BA gone. I feel like this s**t could get ugly between head coach and front office... Another Harbaugh/Paraag situation brewing?

From @NFLGameDay Morning on the curious case of #49ers WR Brandon Aiyuk: The belief is he's close to being cleared and can still work his way into being a Niner this year and beyond. For now, still in limbo. pic.twitter.com/RoVzFq5YMa

— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) November 23, 2025

The evidence at the moment suggests Brandon did something really bad around training camp time and it was an internal matter. It also had to be legit enough for Aiyuk to not even try to fight it. No one is saying anything about it and I don't see any other players even hinting that feel any certain way about it which tells me they might feel whatever happened is indeed on Aiyuk..

It doesn't really seem to me that we just found a technicality. There seems to have been a legit breach.

Agree

And if Aiyuk doesn't want to fight it, he clearly doesn't want anyone to know what he did. Maybe it would hurt his ability to go to a new team, IDK.

Or perhaps they promised to release him after the season if he didn't fight it? He might be tired of dealing with the FO politics and just wants to go to a normal team at this point. Kyle clearly wants him, but Paraag and others in the FO have been trying to find any way they can to get rid of him since he signed the deal.

Originally posted by HearstFan:
I suspect this has more to due with Ownership pressure than just coaches and management
My own synopsis - coach - management - owner -- thinking how real company dynamics work -- it's not just the player:

2024
- Owners starts warning management that the big contracts have not been paying dividends, asking if maybe a rebuild is due for an aging roster? (Owners also have a desire to trim costs and attract investors on the horizon). Management kind of agrees looking back on Deebo and other high priced contracts.
- Deebo deal only lead to reduced production
- CMC deal to an aging RB - then out for season
But moreover, Ownership really doesn't like the unappreciative diva attitudes and holding the team hostage for big paydays. (As an Owner of 2 companies, I can tell you employees that do that are a huge annoyance and long term irritation, especially when their value declines as soon as they get their payday -- then you just want them gone.)
- Even with good contract offers, BA won't commit to SF and seeks trade alternatives -- really annoying Owners
- BA signs a last minute deal to for one more push to SB, and to keep coaches happy. Ownership not happy but conceded
- BA production immediately lower than his one great year, and then injury.

2025
Ownership is fed up with past "wasteful" spending, imposes salary cap management mandate to both Management and Coaches.
- BA contract becomes ownership's continuous gripe and pressure to get rid of the "cancer" and reminder of the mistake.
- BA realizes that his contract will keep him from being traded - no other team will take on that contract after injury and perception of his attitude
- Team voids contract guarantees (not the entire contract) (not sure if this retains their rights to him thru 2027??)
- BA doesn't dispute it because it's his path to moving on
- Coaches still harbor hopes of getting him back somehow (KS's angle and desire to keep the relationship separate from management) Coaches hold out hope that due to injury and BA's apparent diva / low production (whether fair or not) might not make him attractive to any other teams in 2025. Maybe BA agrees to a 1 year prove it deal for 2025.

2026 - Ownership will likely oppose keeping BA in the house, but again may approve a 1 year deal for value sake and keeping coaches happy.

Originally posted by Hoovtrain:

Originally posted by 49ersRing:

Originally posted by OnTheClock:

Originally posted by Hoovtrain:

Originally posted by OnTheClock:

Originally posted by Heroism:
lol wtf this situation is so weird. Garafolo says BA could still be a Niner next year… it seems like Shanny is pushing to repair the situation while someone in the front office wants BA gone. I feel like this s**t could get ugly between head coach and front office... Another Harbaugh/Paraag situation brewing?

From @NFLGameDay Morning on the curious case of #49ers WR Brandon Aiyuk: The belief is he's close to being cleared and can still work his way into being a Niner this year and beyond. For now, still in limbo. pic.twitter.com/RoVzFq5YMa

— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) November 23, 2025

The evidence at the moment suggests Brandon did something really bad around training camp time and it was an internal matter. It also had to be legit enough for Aiyuk to not even try to fight it. No one is saying anything about it and I don't see any other players even hinting that feel any certain way about it which tells me they might feel whatever happened is indeed on Aiyuk..

It doesn't really seem to me that we just found a technicality. There seems to have been a legit breach.

Agree

And if Aiyuk doesn't want to fight it, he clearly doesn't want anyone to know what he did. Maybe it would hurt his ability to go to a new team, IDK.

Or perhaps they promised to release him after the season if he didn't fight it? He might be tired of dealing with the FO politics and just wants to go to a normal team at this point. Kyle clearly wants him, but Paraag and others in the FO have been trying to find any way they can to get rid of him since he signed the deal.

FO politics? lol they gave him a crazy good contract