Dec 31, 2023; Seattle, Washington, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin during the second half against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports
The Brandon Aiyuk adventure proceeds, as bits of gossip have twirled the All-Ace wide recipient looks for from San Francisco. To this point, the group has either not been keen on exchanging him, or has not gotten what they feel is a fair deal. Mike Florio of Master Football Talk covered Monday the Pittsburgh Steelers had a go at exchanging for Brandon Aiyuk however were informed the 49ers care very little about exchanging their star collector.
Pittsburgh Steelers Supposedly Endeavored to Exchange for Brandon Aiyuk
Brandon Aiyuk is presently set to play the 2024 season on his fifth-year choice. He would procure around $14 million. In any case, Aiyuk has clarified that he isn’t keen on playing on his fifth-year choice. He needs an agreement expansion, one that Spotrac undertakings would procure him around $25 million for each season more than four years. This cost would make Aiyuk the fifth-most generously compensated wide recipient in the NFL on a for each season premise.
Dec 31, 2023; Seattle, Washington, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin during the second half against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports
It is nothing unexpected to gain proficiency with the Steelers endeavored to get Brandon Aiyuk. Their wide beneficiary room is extremely slight, and matching Aiyuk with George Pickens would make for a touchy pass-getting couple. Pittsburgh has for quite some time been named as a potential arrival spot for Aiyuk on the off chance that he and the 49ers can’t concur.
While San Francisco supposedly told the Steelers they are not keen on exchanging Brandon Aiyuk, that could undoubtedly change throughout the next few weeks. In the event that the different sides can’t draw any nearer to an agreement expansion, the 49ers might want to continue on and essentially recover some draft picks. Watch out for a potential Aiyuk exchange on draft night. The Steelers need to draft a collector, yet at the right cost they might have the option to exchange some draft picks to gain a greatly improved beneficiary in Aiyuk. They would then have to pay him undeniably more than they’d pay a tenderfoot, yet they would essentially realize they are getting a laid out headliner.
