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49ers Open to Trading Brandon Aiyuk After ACL Fallout

7/26/2026

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49ers general manager John Lynch said the team is willing to trade wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk.
Aiyuk’s split with San Francisco became inevitable after a clash over his torn ACL recovery last season.
He has repeatedly attacked the 49ers and the NFL Players Association on social media.
Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer wrote that Aiyuk could have rejoined the offseason program but instead fired missiles from a social-media bunker.

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49ers general manager John Lynch said the team is willing to trade wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk.
Aiyuk’s split with San Francisco became inevitable after a clash over his torn ACL recovery last season.
He has repeatedly attacked the 49ers and the NFL Players Association on social media.
Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer wrote that Aiyuk could have rejoined the offseason program but instead fired missiles from a social-media bunker.