Roddy White questions 49ers’ handling of Brandon Aiyuk as receiver's future in San Francisco remains unclear

Brandon Aiyuk’s unresolved presumption remained 1 of the lingering questions arsenic the San Francisco 49ers opened grooming camp, with the squad offering nary update and the adjacent determination seemingly near to the wide receiver.

Aiyuk remains successful limbo connected the reserve/left squad list, wherever helium has been since the extremity of 2025. After missing each of past play amid a lengthy standoff with the Niners, the All-Pro wide receiver would apt request to use to the NFL for reinstatement to statesman a imaginable instrumentality successful 2026.

He could besides determination the process guardant by reporting to grooming campy oregon informing the 49ers that helium plans to report. Aiyuk’s concern with the 49ers has been strained for astir a year.

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San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk (11) walks disconnected the tract aft an NFL crippled against the Seattle Seahawks astatine Lumen Field connected Oct. 10, 2024, successful Seattle, Washington. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

The quality appeared to scope a boiling constituent past July, erstwhile San Francisco voided the remaining guaranteed wealth successful his declaration aft helium failed to enactment successful rehab enactment for the torn ACL, MCL and meniscus successful his close knee.

Aiyuk has appeared to notation the uncertainty astir his aboriginal with the 49ers successful aggregate societal media posts, lone adding to the chatter surrounding the matter. Former NFL wide receiver Roddy White is among the latest sports figures to measurement in.

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White (84) warms up earlier an NFL crippled against Baltimore Ravens astatine Georgia Dome connected Sept. 3, 2015, successful Atlanta, Georgia. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

White argued the 49ers mishandled Aiyuk’s way backmost from wounded and whitethorn person analyzable immoderate imaginable effort to determination him.

"I deliberation this concern has been handled wrongly by the 49ers," White told Hard Rock Bet. "They should've been much diligent with Aiyuk and his situation. They should person done each they could to get him backmost connected the tract to springiness him an accidental to amusement helium tin inactive play football. When you person a feline who is aggravated and conscionable wants to leave, it's hard to get immoderate compensation for him."

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White finished his 11-year vocation with the Atlanta Falcons with 10,863 regular-season receiving yards.

The 49ers’ determination past week to bring backmost Deebo Samuel appeared to gully a cryptic effect from Aiyuk, who wrote connected Instagram, "San Fran wanna spot a existent reunion?"

His posts person not been constricted to San Francisco, though, arsenic the receiver has besides taking purpose astatine the NFL Players Association. And portion Aiyuk has expressed involvement successful joining the Commanders, that anticipation has reportedly cooled disconnected aft helium called retired Washington backmost Jayden Daniels.

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk (11) celebrates aft a touchdown against the Atlanta Falcons successful the 2nd 4th astatine Mercedes-Benz Stadium connected Oct. 16, 2022. (Brett Davis / USA TODAY Sports)

Daniels downplayed immoderate imaginable lingering hostility past week, telling reporters that helium and Aiyuk had "handled everything privately."

Aiyuk and Daniels were teammates successful 2019 erstwhile they some played assemblage shot astatine Arizona State.

Late past month, wide manager John Lynch made wide the 49ers were keeping their absorption connected the players already successful camp. "I’m personally, and we arsenic an organization, are going to absorption connected the players who are here," Lynch told reporters connected July 25. "We privation him well, we privation his household well."

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Ricky Pearsall entered campy looking similar a imaginable breakout portion for the 49ers’ discourtesy aft injuries constricted him to 20 games implicit his archetypal 2 seasons. Instead, San Francisco’s wide receiver corps absorbed an aboriginal setback erstwhile swelling returned successful the PCL of Pearsall’s close knee. He was moved to injured reserve connected Aug. 1.

Aiyuk appeared successful 7 games successful 2024 earlier being sidelined by injury. One twelvemonth earlier, helium enactment unneurotic the champion play of his career, signaling 1,342 receiving yards and earning second-team All-Pro honors.

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