The big-play maven is a key cog in the Niners’ offense, and general manager John Lynch emphatically dismissed trade rumors at the owners’ meetings last month.
Despite the optimism from Lynch, things might not be going swimmingly with negotiations. Aiyuk recently unfollowed the team on Instagram, a modern-day effort meant to signal a player is miffed during negotiations — Deebo Samuel made a similar move during his contract talks with the Niners.
At this point, things haven’t deteriorated to the point that Aiyuk’s agent has sought a trade, but that doesn’t mean it couldn’t happen down the road. We’ve seen big-name players traded right before or during the NFL draft (see A.J. Brown), so that’s one soft deadline that should give a better indication of how things are going in the Bay Area than the social media posturing.
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