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Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk recently revealed that five teams had contacted the San Francisco 49ers around the draft to inquire about
Brandon Aiyuk,
all willing to meet his contract demands. At the time, those demands were believed to be around $28 million annually. However, the wide receiver market has surged since then, likely increasing the cost of keeping Aiyuk in the Bay Area.
San Francisco has reportedly not budged from
their last offer of $26 million annually.
While these teams were willing to pay Aiyuk, they couldn't offer the 49ers enough compensation to move the wide receiver. Although Florio doesn't have the details of each team's offer, he does know what one team was willing to trade.
"I don't know what all of them were," Florio said Monday on 95.7 The Game. "I know the Patriots offered a second-rounder, and that was rejected, but I don't know what any of the other offers were."
Aiyuk is coming off his second consecutive season surpassing 1,000 receiving yards. His 1,342 receiving yards last season led the team and contributed significantly to quarterback
Brock Purdy setting a single-season franchise record with 4,280 passing yards.
Last week, Aiyuk requested a trade as contract negotiations failed to progress to his satisfaction. The 49ers have stood firm in their stance that they have no intention of trading their star player.
When discussing Aiyuk's value, Florio stated, "It's a fair talking point as to whether or not Aiyuk is a guy who could be replaced. Is he one of the top three receivers in the NFL? Probably not. Where does he land? And does he land so low on the pecking order that you say, 'Nah, we're not going to pay this guy $30 million. We'll just find somebody else to do what he currently does.'"
San Francisco drafted Aiyuk out of Arizona State with the No. 25 overall pick in 2020. The 26-year-old receiver has caught 269 passes for 3,931 yards and 25 touchdowns in 62 game appearances (60 starts) over his four NFL seasons.
You can listen to the entire conversation with Florio below.
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