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NFL<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>insider Adam Schefter of ESPN raised eyebrows when he recently suggested<\/a> that current\u00a0<\/span>San Francisco 49ers<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk<\/a> had damaged his chances of landing with the\u00a0<\/span>Washington Commanders<\/a> or a different club due to the numerous odd social-media posts Aiyuk has shared over the past handful of weeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n During Thursday’s edition of the ESPN “NFL Live” program, league reporter Jeremy Fowler offered more information about Aiyuk’s short-term future.\u00a0<\/p>\n “He’s lighting money on fire, is what he’s doing, every time he puts an Instagram video out,” Fowler said about Aiyuk, per David Bonilla<\/a> of 49ers WebZone. “He is on the left squad list for the 49ers still. To get off that list, he has to apply to Commissioner Roger Goodell. He has to file paperwork. I’m told that hasn’t happened.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The 49ers voided<\/a> the remaining guaranteed money attached to Aiyuk’s contract because he\u00a0<\/span>didn’t participate in necessary rehab sessions related to a serious knee injury he suffered in October 2024. While he has teased<\/a> on multiple occasions that he wants to sign with the Commanders once he is released, there’s no indication such a divorce is imminent.\u00a0<\/p>\n Aiyuk hasn’t played a regular-season snap since he\u00a0went down with the initial setback.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “I’m told the 49ers haven’t given any sort of firm indication to him whether he’s going to be cut, traded, whatever,” Fowler said about Aiyuk. “Teams I’ve talked to say that he’s essentially untradeable right now.\u00a0And I’ve talked to some people around the league who think that when he does get cut, if he gets cut, that he might have to sign a vet minimum deal somewhere because of how all this has gone.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio<\/a> and others have repeatedly mentioned that the 49ers will owe Aiyuk more than $26M for 2026 if the wideout reports for training camp in late July, practices and then suffers a season-ending injury. Meanwhile, several members of the NFL community have voiced concerns<\/a> about Aiyuk over the videos<\/a> he has shared on<\/span> social media in recent weeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n “It’s a buyer-beware situation, certainly,” Fowler added about Aiyuk. “Clearly, he wants to go to Washington. Washington’s not planning to sign a receiver right now \u2014 maybe closer to training camp, they revisit it. But the outlook is not great for him right now.”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nBrandon Aiyuk “lighting money on fire” via offseason actions<\/h2>\n
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