Brandon Aiyuk Says He's Working Out at the 49ers Facility

If Aiyuk is still working out at the 49ers facility, he probably expects to stick around for a while.

January 20, 2024; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk (11) reacts / Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

It doesn't seem like Brandon Aiyuk will request a trade or hold out from practices any time soon.

Aiyuk wants a huge contract extension, and the 49ers want to keep him on the team, but negotiating an extension can be tricky, and players' feelings can get hurt. Earlier this offseason, Aiyuk seemed extremely emotional, as if he would welcome a trade to a team such as the Pittsburgh Steelers. But he recently went on Shannon Sharpe's podcast and sounded like his preference is to stay with the 49ers and that he expects a deal to get done eventually.

"They're trying to get work done," Aiyuk said. "That's all I can say. You know how it gets. I don't want to get too far into that. I'm just trying to get what I deserve. I felt like this season playing football I figured out who I was as a person, as 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 are 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 from when I was in there earlier this morning, I've done it the right way. And if they don't see worth in that, that's all it is. It ain't nothing else beside that. But I can't get into it. We have professionals working on both sides. Hopefully we can come to a professional agreement and continue to play professional football."

If Aiyuk is still working out at the 49ers facility, he probably expects to stick around for a while. Plus his relationship with the people in the buildling must be pretty strong. It sounds like negotiations will drag on throughout the summer and wrap up just before training camp, as they always do.