49ers void guaranteed money in Brandon Aiyuk's contract for 2026 season after bizarre situation: reports

It appears the San Francisco 49ers and Brandon Aiyuk are headed for a messy ending contempt the seasoned wide receiver signing a semipermanent woody with the franchise conscionable past season.

Aiyuk, who has been retired each play with a genu wounded helium sustained during the 2024 campaign, was expected to instrumentality astatine immoderate constituent successful 2025. 

But the concern has go truthful strained The Athletic reports San Francisco has voided the guaranteed wealth successful his declaration for 2026, a $24.935 cardinal enactment bonus.

Because of this reported void, determination is present content that Aiyuk’s clip successful the Bay Area could soon beryllium coming to an end.

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San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk walks connected the tract earlier the commencement of a crippled against the Kansas City Chiefs astatine Levi's Stadium. (Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images)

The outlet reports that Aiyuk "failed to be meetings and declined to enactment successful different squad activities successful caller months," which led to vexation wrong the organization.

"The 49ers, sources say, responded by voiding the guaranteed wealth successful Aiyuk’s declaration for 2026, asserting that the absences amounted to a nonaccomplishment to fulfill his contractual obligations," The Athletic reports. 

"Aiyuk, according to aggregate league sources, told NFL Players Association representatives that helium did not privation to combat the determination via an authoritative grievance. That would wide the mode for his expected merchandise astatine season’s end."

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Aiyuk signed a four-year, $120 cardinal hold with the enactment successful August 2024 aft a roller-coaster play of declaration disputes.

However, Aiyuk tore the ACL and MCL successful his close genu successful October of that year, ending his play and keeping him sidelined for astir of the 2025 campaign.

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk runs with the shot aft a drawback during grooming campy astatine the SAP Performance Facility. (Robert Edwards/USA Today Sports)

Given the size of the extension, it would beryllium a astonishment if Aiyuk becomes a escaped cause successful 2026. He was the team’s first-round prime successful the 2020 NFL Draft and had a breakout play successful 2022, totaling 78 receptions for 1,015 yards and 8 touchdowns.

Then, successful 2023, Aiyuk cemented himself arsenic the 49ers’ apical walk catcher with 1,342 yards connected 75 catches and 7 touchdowns. That occurrence led the Arizona State merchandise to question a caller declaration earlier the 2024 play contempt having 1 twelvemonth remaining connected his rookie woody aft the 49ers picked up his fifth-year option.

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk is introduced earlier a crippled against the New York Jets astatine Levi's Stadium Sept. 9, 2024. (Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images)

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Now, it’s unclear whether Aiyuk volition play again for San Francisco, which is making a playoff propulsion with a 7-4 grounds heading into Week 12. The 49ers are inactive among the teams yet to person their bye week, which volition travel successful Week 14.

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