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Jun 17, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Originally posted by Afrikan:
People keep ignoring what the front office did to Aiyuk.... if you totally ignore that, then yes I can understand the viewpoint being so appalled by his actions.

But he is human....he has pride....he goes about things a different way...and he REALLY believes in his abilities.

And he wants off this team to prove that... and it's gonna all work out for him that he's getting his release. It will be all on him after that...

WTF are you even talking about? I'm usually on the side of the player with all this stuff, but my god BA had gone full on Simple Jack.

Held out for elite money (off one really good season), requested to be traded and then hated the places that actually requested to trade for him.

SF turned around and gave him a massive deal, only for him to s**t his pants when he returned and call SF stupid for paying him? GTFO with feeling bad for BA.

no one made him sign an extension. No one made him play like s**t when he came back. No one told him to not meet the standards of his rehab per his contract. No one told him to NOT file for grievance if he thought his team wronged him (clearly they didn't) etc etc.

no one who's sound of mind goes off on some tangent about wanting to be paid such and such amount ONLY to forgo the rest of his GTD $$ (coming off a gruesome knee injury) just so he can pay football with his buddy….how is that a win for him lol?!

BA has shown he's selfish and really a moron on multiple levels. He's talented but not that talented. Why should any team give him any sort of meaningful cash going forward?
Jun 17, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Originally posted by Afrikan:
lol... what "side" am I taking? Why does there have to be a side? If anything, I'm on the side of facts and truth.

How that relates to my team? Well I just hope they learn from this experience... but learning from mistakes seems to be an issue with this FO (Paraag) and unfortunately Kyle.

Edit- when I say FO, I mean the unnecessary leaks...unnecessary games they play using the media.

As far as Kyle, well he knows what he wants from this offense. He also knew what Aiyuk wanted. It was not gonna match, and he knew Aiyuk's personality. Kyle should have been happy to get Aiyuk's production on that rookie contract for those years and let him get traded.

Kyle was fine with letting him get traded. The trade was already in place and Aiyuk ran to Kyle and begged him to stop the trade! He begged to stay with the 9ers!! Then he turned around and shat on them! His knee is COOKED!! He will never sniff the money he lost and he will dry up and blow away just like the dog turd that he is!
Jun 17, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Originally posted by Izyniner:
He is done. I don't think he's gonna play again. The only videos he has posted are crying victim videos. Any other player coming off a major injury wanting to play is posting videos of hard work to get back on the field. Where's his workout videos? I think the knee is cooked and he knows it.
Searched through 2025 Aiyuk videos on twitter. Here are field videos of Aiyuk from minicamp until week 3 of the regular season. You can see the progression in his return.
Jun 17, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Originally posted by Typecast:
Originally posted by Izyniner:
He is done. I don't think he's gonna play again. The only videos he has posted are crying victim videos. Any other player coming off a major injury wanting to play is posting videos of hard work to get back on the field. Where's his workout videos? I think the knee is cooked and he knows it.
Searched through 2025 Aiyuk videos on twitter. Here are field videos of Aiyuk from minicamp until week 3 of the regular season. You can see the progression in his return.

I appreciate you taking the time out to post all those links and looking into it but we'll see what happens once he's actually on the field for whomever.

Running routes on air is one thing. This guy has been shown to be fairly soft mentally given how this all went down. We'll see if he can play up to his talent level post injury when he knows he may get hit and get hurt again.

Maybe once he's free he'll be so motivated that we see the best version of Aiyuk anyone has seen. That's certainly a possibility. However equally, if not more so, likely is that he never plays at the level he did in 2023.
Jun 17, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Originally posted by Afrikan:
People keep ignoring what the front office did to Aiyuk.... if you totally ignore that, then yes I can understand the viewpoint being so appalled by his actions.

But he is human....he has pride....he goes about things a different way...and he REALLY believes in his abilities.

And he wants off this team to prove that... and it's gonna all work out for him that he's getting his release. It will be all on him after that...

In other words BA Is fragile, weak minded and needs to be coddled. All the man had to do is show up as stated in his contract. He failed the simplest task.

Yeah 99.9% of us can careless if the front office hurt his feelings. I'd give my left nut if they would hurt my feelings and then turnaround and sign me for over $100 million. Dude is lucky he is athletically gifted. He wouldn't last a day in a real job.
Jun 17, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Originally posted by glorydayz:
Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:
Originally posted by Hysterikal:
Originally posted by Grande:
Originally posted by Afrikan:
People keep ignoring what the front office did to Aiyuk.... if you totally ignore that, then yes I can understand the viewpoint being so appalled by his actions.

But he is human....he has pride....he goes about things a different way...and he REALLY believes in his abilities.

And he wants off this team to prove that... and it's gonna all work out for him that he's getting his release. It will be all on him after that...

Everyone else's fault but his, of course.

What do you want. Accountability? That's not something we do in today's day and age. BAs poor wittle feelings should be considered when he violates his contract with not rehabbing correctly. But the Shtupid 49ers payed him and invested in him for their future. Cause real intelligence is letting a team void a massive contract cause you want to play with your bestie.
Only two guys here complaining that it's the FOs fault

the FO has saved us from from being in cap hell

with the amount of HOF players we have on the roster, we still lead the league in cap space lol

With no Lombardi trophy to show for it.

I would much rather be in cap hell with a recent Lombardi or two in the trophy case.
This doesn't make sense.. paying our guys more than what they are getting now doesn't change the out come of our past
Jun 17, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Originally posted by Afrikan:
People keep ignoring what the front office did to Aiyuk.... if you totally ignore that, then yes I can understand the viewpoint being so appalled by his actions.

But he is human....he has pride....he goes about things a different way...and he REALLY believes in his abilities.

And he wants off this team to prove that... and it's gonna all work out for him that he's getting his release. It will be all on him after that...

Still a BA apologist? That's definitely a choice. Just admit you are biased for whatever reason instead of pretending you have some valid argument to defend his childish actions.
Jun 17, 2026 at 1:50 PM
What the 49ers front office has done to Aiyuk, unnecessary things, has been mentioned countless times by myself in the past. And Typecast has actually presented it in a more professional way some pages back.

But again like I said... yall continue to ignore it. It doesn't matter if YOU think those actions weren't a big deal... Aiyuk controls his own life, he took those actions hard..took them as disrespect....and he has returned the favor ever since.
Jun 17, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Originally posted by Afrikan:
What the 49ers front office has done to Aiyuk, unnecessary things, has been mentioned countless times by myself in the past. And Typecast has actually presented it in a more professional way some pages back.

But again like I said... yall continue to ignore it. It doesn't matter if YOU think those actions weren't a big deal... Aiyuk controls his own life, he took those actions hard..took them as disrespect....and he has returned the favor ever since.
No matter how many times you post incorrectly, it doesn't make it true lol
Jun 17, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:
Originally posted by Afrikan:
What the 49ers front office has done to Aiyuk, unnecessary things, has been mentioned countless times by myself in the past. And Typecast has actually presented it in a more professional way some pages back.

But again like I said... yall continue to ignore it. It doesn't matter if YOU think those actions weren't a big deal... Aiyuk controls his own life, he took those actions hard..took them as disrespect....and he has returned the favor ever since.
No matter how many times you post incorrectly, it doesn't make it true lol

What am I incorrect about?
Jun 17, 2026 at 2:50 PM
I think everyone agrees what happened up front: 49ers didn't pay Aiyuk early in 2024 and were shopping him. He felt disrespected by this, perhaps as anyone would. Everyone can get in line with that.

What happened after that is where I think there is a disagreement on what is a reasonable reaction and what isn't. It's a matter of perspective.

Some folks will think Aiyuk acting out during contract negotiations, making negotiations more difficult than they had to be (his words), having guarantees voided due to not showing up (speculation on potential technicalities) are all fair game/justified due to 49ers not paying him early in 2024/leaking/etc.

Other folks will say players/negotiations since the beginning of time (including productive members currently on our team) went through similar situations and didn't do the things Aiyuk has so they don't see aiyuks response as reasonable.

They are both just matters of opinion and honestly doesn't matter much what us fans think either way.
Jun 17, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Originally posted by Afrikan:
Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:
Originally posted by Afrikan:
What the 49ers front office has done to Aiyuk, unnecessary things, has been mentioned countless times by myself in the past. And Typecast has actually presented it in a more professional way some pages back.

But again like I said... yall continue to ignore it. It doesn't matter if YOU think those actions weren't a big deal... Aiyuk controls his own life, he took those actions hard..took them as disrespect....and he has returned the favor ever since.
No matter how many times you post incorrectly, it doesn't make it true lol

What am I incorrect about?

That the FO did him dirty. If that was the case, him or his agent would have filed something with the NFLPA. The fact they didn't pursue anything, tells you everything you need to know.
Jun 17, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Originally posted by GoreGoreGore:
That the FO did him dirty. If that was the case, him or his agent would have filed something with the NFLPA. The fact they didn't pursue anything, tells you everything you need to know.

It tells you he didn't want to remain a 49er through 2026. That's the end result of a successful grievance, unless you think the 49ers would pay him 26m cash for the year and then release him.

That said, I'm sure he did something that allowed them to void those guarantees. Maybe he did because he wanted off the team. We don't know details there, and of course the 49ers won't leak that part of it (for obvious reasons). Keep in mind, unless there was something egregious, they could have chose not to take that action. But they clearly wanted out of this contract.
Jun 17, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Originally posted by GoreGoreGore:
Originally posted by Afrikan:
Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:
Originally posted by Afrikan:
What the 49ers front office has done to Aiyuk, unnecessary things, has been mentioned countless times by myself in the past. And Typecast has actually presented it in a more professional way some pages back.

But again like I said... yall continue to ignore it. It doesn't matter if YOU think those actions weren't a big deal... Aiyuk controls his own life, he took those actions hard..took them as disrespect....and he has returned the favor ever since.
No matter how many times you post incorrectly, it doesn't make it true lol

What am I incorrect about?

That the FO did him dirty. If that was the case, him or his agent would have filed something with the NFLPA. The fact they didn't pursue anything, tells you everything you need to know.

again it doesn't matter if you (or anyone else) feels this wasn't a big deal, the fact is it affected Aiyuk's relationship with the team.. all of these examples were preventable, from the team's end...and imo, they do more harm than good. Totally unnessary.

I'll use Typecast's post for now...and just underline parts certain parts, although reading the whole thing is beneficial...

Originally posted by Typecast:
I posted this before, and I'll post it again. The Disasterclass in Asset Management that Paraag Marathe pulled in 2024.

Aiyuk and the 49ers entered into contract negotiations in the 2023 offseason after the team picked up his fifth-year option. Kyle and Lynch used their power over the roster to force Paraag to hand out market resetting contracts in the summer to several players in the seasons leading up to this point. Kittle, Deebo, Trent, and Bosa. Paraag was low-balling everyone hard that offseason. Aiyuk was told to go prove himself and he ended up having a career season in 2023.

In February 2024, negotiations picked back up. Aiyuk's initial offer was a 104M/4y extension (26M AAV). Aiyuk was willing to take less on the total if the guarantees were high. Paraag's initial offer was a 60M/3y extension (20M AAV) with little guaranteed. Paraag would make a second offer increasing the total new cash to 66M (22M AAV). Aiyuk again declined. Paraag walked away from the negotiation at that point and instructed Lynch to trade him. At least five teams made offers for Aiyuk. All five teams were willing to pay equal or more than what Aiyuk was asking the 49ers for. Lynch was firm on the trade compensation, demanding a first-round pick AND a quality player in return. Teams were willing to give up an FRP but they weren't willing to give up a player. PIT said no for Freiermuth or Pickens. WAS said no on McLaurin. JAX said no on Zay Jones. When news got out that teams were trying to trade for Aiyuk, the team leaked that Aiyuk demanded a trade. Aiyuk's agent came out and said that they did not request a trade.

March came. April came. As the draft approached, the WR market took off. PHI first extended DeVonta Smith with a 75M/3y extension (25M AAV). DET then extended Amon-Ra St. Brown with a 120M/4y extension (30M AAV). Then PHI came back and extended AJ Brown with a 96M/3y extension right as his previous 100M/4y extension was just kicking in. The draft came and went. Aiyuk remained unmoved. In early May, the two sides reconvened. Paraag increased his offer to 78M/3y (26M AAV), hitting the average Aiyuk was seeking but lacking the extra year and the guaranteed dollars. Aiyuk and his agent pointed to the market increases, said they believed his value was where ARSB was, and wanted what he got. This pissed off Paraag and he would again walk away from the negotiation table. Lynch continued to work the phones. He figured that if they were going to pay Aiyuk the money he was asking for, they may as well pay a little more for a better WR. So they went chasing after Justin Jefferson. In late May, they called up the Vikings and the Vikings immediately declined any interest in trading Jefferson. It turned out, they had already been in negotiations with Jefferson to make him the highest paid WR in the league. A week later, Jefferson signed his 140M/4y extension (35M AAV). While all this was going on in May, Christian McCaffrey was also trying to get more money out of the 49ers. CMC was already the highest paid RB in the league but had been vocal about RBs being underpaid the previous offseason. Talks ended up souring and CMC didn't show up to the voluntary OTA practices. Shanahan would end up dodging questions about CMCs absence. The front office went hard at spinning CMCs absence wasn't contract related. Within a week of holding out, Paraag paid CMC what he wanted.

June came and went. July came. Paraag ended up ghosting Aiyuk and his agent for two months. That leads to Aiyuk and his agent requesting a meeting with the team. Paraag makes it clear he has no interest in paying Aiyuk 120M/4y. The meeting ends with Aiyuk formally requesting a trade and the 49ers granting him permission to talk to other teams. Aiyuk talks with WAS and PIT. WAS makes it clear they aren't interested in bidding against other teams. Aiyuk agrees to extend with WAS if he's traded to them. WAS offers Lynch a couple of mid round picks and Jahan Dotson. Lynch is insistent any trade must include McLaurin. WAS walked away. Three weeks later, they traded Dotson to PHI. PIT was also not interested in bidding against other teams. They also told Aiyuk they wouldn't increase their 112M/4y extension offer (28M AAV) from before the draft if they traded for him. Aiyuk was fine with those terms and would extend if traded. The Steelers offers Lynch a 2nd- and 3rd-round pick. No players. Lynch tried to talk PIT into including a player but PIT weren't interested. The 49ers told them to wait as they were working the phones themselves. They would end up agreeing on trade packages with CLE and NWE. The execution of the trade would be contingent on Aiyuk agreeing to an extension. CLE offered the 49ers a 2nd-round pick, 5th-round pick, and Amari Cooper. CLE offered Aiyuk the 120M/4y extension he was seeking. Aiyuk declined. NWE offered the 49ers a 2nd-round pick, 5th-round pick, and Kendrick Bourne. NWE offered Aiyuk a 90M/3y extension. Aiyuk declined. Both trades were effectively killed. NWE would make a second run at Aiyuk, offering 129.6M/4y (32.4M AAV). Aiyuk again declined. The 49ers front office would end up leaking those trades to try and get PIT to bid against themselves and include a player. PIT didn't budge.

At the end of July, Lynch agreed to trade Aiyuk to PIT for a 2nd and 3rd round pick, but with a contingency. The 49ers would not submit the trade until they found a quality X-WR to replace Aiyuk. Into early August, the front office kept working the phones. They tried to flip PITs 3rd-round pick for Adams (LVR) and Sutton (DEN), but their respective teams weren't interested. Lynch informs Paraag that the roster is going to have a major hole if they trade Aiyuk without a replacement, pushing him to go back and make another offer. On August 12th, Paraag presented Aiyuk with a 87M/3y extension, with low guarantees. Aiyuk declines. Paraag then issues a 5-day letter to Aiyuk. Either he reports to the team or he's suspended for the year. The next day, Aiyuk reports and begins a hold-in. As the preseason is coming to an end, the 49ers began to believe that Aiyuk would take his hold-in into the regular season. The Panthers ended up releasing Terrace Marshall Jr.. The 49ers ended up signing him as an emergency depth option at the X WR. Later that day, Shanahan would finally get involved. The roster construction dynamic between Lynch and Shanahan at that time was that Lynch would create a 90-man roster and Shanahan would have final say on who made the final-53. Shanahan went to Aiyuk to get his side of what the problem was. After the conversation, Shanahan went to Lynch and had him call of the trade. The story was Lynch was just about to submit the trade to the league when Shanahan called it off. Shanahan then went to Paraag and told him to pay Aiyuk what he wanted. While Aiyuk had been in trade limbo since the end of August, Trent Williams' contract negotiation hit the fan resulting in Williams holding out from training camp and the entire preseason. Williams would end up agreeing to a 82.66M/3y extension after the start of the league year.

Aiyuk missing the offseason would end up reflecting on the field with a slow start and uncharacteristic mistakes/drops. He would end up suffering the season-ending knee injury in late-October. In early November, Aiyuk would end up getting surgery to repair his knee. While he was peeing through a catheter and taking percocets + muscle relaxers to get through his days during the early recovery, the 49ers front office started leaking to the press they had buyers remorse on the Aiyuk extension and wanted to trade him. Aiyuk expressed his anger about it at the time. That led to him skipping required meetings. The 49ers would punish him for skipping those meetings. In the summer of 2025, Aiyuk ended up taking responsibility. Both sides came to an agreement that the punishment would be voiding the 2026 guarantee and Aiyuk would inform the NFLPA not to fight the voiding of the guarantees. Aiyuk would show up to his required meetings. Players have said they saw him at the facility rehabbing and working out. Beat writers were reporting his progress on the side practice fields and in pre-game warmups. Aiyuk was seen running routes and cutting on his repaired knee. He looked like he was set for a midseason return. As the weeks passed during the 2025 regular season, Shanahan and Lynch were constantly asked to provide a timeline for Aiyuk's return. The refused to commit to a time table. In mid-October, something happened behind-the-scenes that resulted in Aiyuk leaving the team and ghosting not just the front office but also Shanahan. A month later, the team starts leaking that Aiyuk hasn't been at the facility in a month. Like 2-3 weeks after that, the settlement from the summer that voided the 2026 guarantees was leaked. A month later, Lynch goes on the record that Aiyuk is done as a 49er.

////// SPECULATION! /////////
We still don't know exactly what happened in October 2025 that caused Aiyuk to leave the team. My theory is that Paraag made the boss call to keep Aiyuk deactivated so they could trade him this offseason. Following the collapse of the 49ers in 2024, there was a powershift within the front office that gave Paraag more power over the roster and the purse. That powershift resulted in the shedding of a bunch of contracts, effectively ending that championship window and putting the team into a "retool"/rebuild mode. Aiyuk probably believed that he would have an opportunity to rebuild the relationship with the team and play out his contract following the voiding of his 2026 guarantee. By early October, he had to know Lynch and Shanahan being cagey about his timeline was them already knowing the truth that the 49ers had no interest in letting him play again on his contract.

now there is more from his interview (like leaking out his contract offer, after it was agreed upon that things would be kept in house)...

here are words from his own mouth, and how he was feeling about things...

Jun 17, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Originally posted by Afrikan:
What the 49ers front office has done to Aiyuk, unnecessary things, has been mentioned countless times by myself in the past. And Typecast has actually presented it in a more professional way some pages back.

But again like I said... yall continue to ignore it. It doesn't matter if YOU think those actions weren't a big deal... Aiyuk controls his own life, he took those actions hard..took them as disrespect....and he has returned the favor ever since.

LOL. The guy is toast.
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