What to make of the Aiyuk-49ers situation, options with the No. 31 pick

49ers Talk with Matt Maiocco

NBC Sports Bay Area

Nfl, Football, Matt Maiocco, San Francisco 49ers, Sports

4.6 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Matt Maiocco and Jennifer Lee Chan break down the latest surrounding Brandon Aiyuk and his contract negotiations with the 49ers, positions the team could target with the No. 31 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft and what move could take their defense to the next level.

(1:46) Aiyuk unfollows the 49ers on social media

(8:48) Could the 49rs draft a WR early in the draft?

(18:50) What happens next with Aiyuk?

(26:30) Possible positions the 49ers could target in the first round

(36:36) Have the 49ers changed their roster philosophy?

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0:00.0	Brandon IUC became the latest athlete in search of a new contract to take what has become the expected move as part of the process.
0:07.0	AUC's situation continues to be the major storyline for the 49ers' off season, and as much as both sides would
0:14.9	like for something to be resolved, Jennifer Lee Chan and I will discuss how it's also
0:19.8	quite possible that nothing happens this off season.
0:23.0	But there will be plenty happening around the NFL, beginning on April 25th
0:28.0	when the NFL draft is set to begin.
0:31.0	It'll be seven rounds over three days, and there are a lot of different ways the
0:35.1	49ers can go with their top selections. Two key members of the 49ers
0:39.7	organization made a road trip to the Pacific Northwest to scout the prospects from the national runner-ups.
0:46.0	Could they have their eyes on a couple of offensive linemen who played college football in Seattle?
0:51.0	Jennifer and I will discuss all of that and we'll get some help from our listeners
0:55.8	with some questions on this episode of 49ers Talk coming at you right now.
1:01.1	Welcome to another edition of 49ers Talk on NBC Sports Bay Area.com.
1:07.0	Introducing your host, Matt Mayoko.
1:10.0	All right, this is 49ers Talk brought to you by Big O tires and Jennifer it finally yes it finally happened
1:17.8	Really yes it finally happened Brandon I you took the next step in contract negotiations by unfallowing the 49ers.
1:28.0	What in the world took him so long?
1:31.0	Doesn't he understand how the contract negotiations game is supposed to play out?
1:37.0	Yes, he's got to do it immediately. Immediately upon the end of the season.
1:40.9	Yeah, and also like, well, who knows maybe the trade request will come at some point soon, but that was the the latest step and I guess it's you know the tired old story of athlete who's looking for new
1:57.2	contract with his team takes a step away from his old team theoretically by unfallowing them on social media.
2:08.0	And if I were like one of those, we know all the social media people for the 49ers. I hope they don't take offense to that. I hope they don't think that it's something that they did wrong. That prompted Brandon I have to unfollow the 49ers.
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