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Brandon Aiyuk UNFOLLOWS the 49ers on Instagram as wide receiver continues contract stand-off with team after career-best season
We got professionals working on both sides, so hopefully, we can come to a professional agreement and continue playing professional football.’
Aiyuk signed a four-year, $12.5million rookie contract with the 49ers after being drafted in 2020, and is guaranteed $14.1million under his fifth-year option this upcoming season.
He caught three balls for 49 yards in Super Bowl LVIII.I’m trying to get what I deserve,’ Aiyuk said. ‘I feel like this season, this season playing football, I figured out who I was as a person and a player, what I bring to the table, what I bring to the locker room, what I bring to the organization. And just the value I hold when I walk in that building.Brandon Aiyuk has apparently ramped up his efforts to get his desired payday from the 49ers, with the wide receiver unfollowing the team on social media.
Aiyuk, who led the team with a career-best 1,342 receiving yards last season, is seeking a long-term contract from San Francisco as he enters the fifth-year option of his rookie contract.
And that stand-off was escalated this week as he unfollowed the 49ers’ official Instagram account,