Former NFL wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh, who works with Brandon Aiyuk in the offseason, recently made an appearance on San Francisco’s KGMZ-FM radio station.
He talked about how the young pass catcher currently feels about the likelihood of signing a new contract with the San Francisco 49ers in the near future.
Houshmandzadeh stated, “(Aiyuk) thought he may sign at one point.” “That optimistic outlook has turned into a pessimistic outlook.”
One of the main narratives of the 49ers’ 2024 offseason has been Aiyuk’s desire for a new contract, and judging by Houshmandzadeh’s most recent remarks, it doesn’t appear that an agreement will be struck anytime soon.
Aiyuk is currently in the middle of the final year of his rookie contract with San Francisco, which is set to pay him a little more than $14.1M during the 2024 season, according to Spotrac.com.
But after finishing with more than 75 catches, 1,000 receiving yards and seven touchdowns in each of his last two years with the 49ers, the young playmaker wants a new contract that pays him closer to what some of the top wide receivers in the NFL are currently making.
This offseason, Nico Collins of the Houston Texans, Jaylen Waddle of the Miami Dolphins and Amon-Ra St. Brown of the Detroit Lions all signed new deals with their respective teams that will pay each wide receiver an average annual salary between $24M and $31M.
Aiyuk is currently in the middle of the final year of his rookie contract with San Francisco, which is set to pay him a little more than $14.1M during the 2024 season, according to Spotrac.com.
But after finishing with more than 75 catches, 1,000 receiving yards and seven touchdowns in each of his last two years with the 49ers, the young playmaker wants a new contract that pays him closer to what some of the top wide receivers in the NFL are currently making.
This offseason, Nico Collins of the Houston Texans, Jaylen Waddle of the Miami Dolphins and Amon-Ra St. Brown of the Detroit Lions all signed new deals with their respective teams that will pay each wide receiver an average annual salary between $24M and $31M.
With the 49ers’ first game of the 2024 regular season set to take place on Sept. 9, they still have a good amount of time to attempt to negotiate a new contract with Aiyuk before returning to the field.
Will the receiver’s supposed pessimism about getting a deal done turn into optimism before then, or will these negotiations bleed into the upcoming season?
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