San Francisco 49ers star wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk’s rumors about requesting a trade are false. His agent, Ryan Williams, took to social media to dispel the notion that Aiyuk requested a trade this offseason. Williams responded to a post by saying, “You need better sources.”
This news comes after Aiyuk unfollowed the 49ers’ Instagram page. The 26-year-old is entering the final year of his contract and has been adamant about wanting an extension with the Niners. He expressed his desire to get paid when he appeared on the Nightcap podcast with Shannon Sharpe and Chad Johnson last month.
“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. People going to follow me because I’ve done it the right way since I’ve been in that building. From the first day I walked in there to when I was in there earlier this morning. I’ve done it the right way. If they don’t see the worth in that [makes a walking motion with hands], that’s all it is. It ain’t nothing else besides that. I can’t get into it. We got professionals working on both sides, so hopefully, we can come to a professional agreement and continue playing professional football.”
