For the past couple of years, Brandon Aiyuk has been a bit of a headache for the San Francisco 49ers.
From a stand-off to finally signing a contract extension to a major injury and doubts about his work ethic and commitment, Aiyuk has given Kyle Shanahan plenty of headaches. That’s one of several reasons why they’re more than ready to move on from him this offseason.
However, as ESPN insider Jeremy Fowler pointed out on “SportsCenter,” Aiyuk’s trade value in the league is pretty close to zero.
49ers’ Brandon Aiyuk is “untradable” right now
“After June 1 is when the 49ers can save about $20 million on the cap if they were to cut him. I talked to two rival executives who believe that he is simply untradable right now. It’s just going to be hard to move him because of the knee issue, didn’t play last year. He’s kind of ghosted the 49ers at times. They haven’t really had a lot of communication with him. And then you’ve got the contract,” Fowler said.