Brandon Aiyuk is a Quitter! Pick #25, 2020 NFL Draft | Page 1736

Rubberneck36 · 2020-04-23T20:15:30-07:00

Wow #ArizonaState WR Brandon Aiyuk to the #49ers....Play-action & RPO in Shanahan's offense. Slants, glance routes. Get north in a hurry after the catch. YAC. pic.twitter.com/IxBJaeJHb3— Matt Bowen (@MattBowen41) April 24, 2020https://twitter.com/SidelineCFB/status/1253523374724255744#49ers move up from 31 to 25 and draft WR Brandon Aiyuk pic.twitter.com/giw2ZzHZxk— The Brawl Network ™? (@NetworkBrawl) April 24, 2020Brandon Aiyuk fills a need for the #Eagles in being their downfield playmaker. Ball tracking here is incredible. pic.twitter.com/N4rKWQMubi— / (@jackphilly1053) April 22, 2020

Aug 5, 2026 at 4:42 PM

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"I didnt want to play for those DC b***hes anyways!"

Aug 5, 2026 at 4:54 PM

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It's just matter of time before he starts wearing 49ers gear again.

Aug 5, 2026 at 5:05 PM

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"Hey Bryce, u up?"

Aug 5, 2026 at 5:26 PM

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Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:
"Hey Bryce, u up?"

😂🤣

Aug 5, 2026 at 5:29 PM

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ngl kinda enjoying aiyuk's flame out

Aug 5, 2026 at 5:44 PM

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Aug 5, 2026 at 5:48 PM

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How long till he deletes his social media? Our fanbase is going in on his ass 😂.

Aug 5, 2026 at 5:54 PM

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Originally posted by 49ersRing:
The Commanders probably heard from Aiyuk's team that he wasn't interested anymore and was likely returning to the 49ers, so they moved on.

Aug 5, 2026 at 6:40 PM

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Brandon Aiyuk's reaction to the Commanders signing Stefon Diggs 😂 pic.twitter.com/1rZSWm9jLC
— Coach Yac 🗣 (@Coach_Yac) August 6, 2026

Aug 5, 2026 at 8:08 PM

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Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:
"Hey Bryce, u up?"

Aug 5, 2026 at 9:26 PM

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Originally posted by BSofSF:
Maybe this has been posted here before, and if so, my apologies. But I was thinking about the Aiyuk situation and I had an idea that made me question my running theory that he's either mentally lost it or maybe became addicted to pain killers when he got injured. But what if he were insured for injury by a private insurer after he signed his big contract with the Niners. Would that policy not pay out if he were able to resume his profession? My new speculation is that maybe he was faced with a choice of doing the hard rehab to get back out on the field, or alternatively, not fully recover and be unable to resume his career which would be the insured event that might trigger a payout. So, under that theory, he might very well be sane and simply prefers to take the proceeds of an insurance policy on his body rather than work his butt off under the supervision of the Niners in rehab just to get back on the field and get beat up again playing a sport he doesn't really love. This theory would make sense out of his bizarre choices to not even have the NFLPA challenge the Niners' rescinding a lot of his bonus money. Maybe he has just decided to cash out on a policy that wouldn't pay if he could play again. Not stating this as fact, just putting it out there as theory.

Totally get the idea of trying to find alternate explanations, but Aiyuk has been publicly claiming to be doing well in rehab and claiming to be able to play for a while now (AKA not injured). If he had not been a complete idiot, he would have lost relatively little financially up to this point (no losses to cover).

An insurer would be careful to insure against injury, not stupidity. He is publicly identifying as healthy but stupid. Makes for a tough claim.

Aug 5, 2026 at 11:10 PM

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