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Wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk attended San Francisco 49ers practice on Wednesday but did not work out with the team, according to multiple media reports.
Aiyuk, 26, is continuing a hold-in with his presence at 49ers training camp but without participation. Under terms of the collective bargaining agreement, players who don’t report are subject to fines of up to $50,000 per day.
According to multiple reports, Aiyuk holds contract offers from the 49ers and Pittsburgh Steelers. He hasn’t accepted the offer from the 49ers, who are scheduled to pay him $14.124 million in 2024 on the fifth-year team option of his rookie deal.
The Steelers were permitted a window to discuss a long-term contract with Aiyuk and settled on trade terms with 49ers general manager John Lynch, according to reports, should the 49ers decide to trade him.
Amid stalled contract talks with the 49ers, Aiyuk was pursued by the New England Patriots and Steelers. NFL Network and ESPN reported Aiyuk declined a trade to New England.
The No. 25 pick in the 2020 NFL Draft out of Arizona State, Aiyuk topped the 49ers with 75 receptions and 1,342 yards and caught seven touchdowns in 16 starts in 2023.
He has 269 catches for 3,931 yards and 25 touchdowns in 62 career games (60 starts).
The Steelers need a quality starting receiver opposite George Pickens after trading Diontae Johnson to the Carolina Panthers in March.
–Field Level Media
