When news broke that Brandon Aiyuk and the San Francisco 49ers were approaching a breakup in 2026 after the team removed over $26 million in bonus money from his contract, it led fans to perform unofficial autopsies on the former first-round pick's tenure with the team.

How did Aiyuk go from a player they refused to trade , a player worthy of a $120 million contract, to someone who had their option nixed on the way to what might just be an outright release?

Well, Kyle Shanahan was asked about Aiyuk during his weekly media session and let it be known that, regardless of the outside noise, the 49ers would be willing to play the Arizona State wide receiver again in 2025 if he is healthy enough to take the field .

“Yeah, it was week to week, hoping he can clear all the markers so he

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