Brandon Aiyuk has officially requested a trade. The only surprising part of that is how long it took to reach this point. A trade request is a hallmark of even semi-sticky contract negotiations, right up there with deleting photos and unfollowing teams on various social media. Deebo Samuel’s request, for example, came before the draft in April. Aiyuk’s didn’t get reported until the middle of July. Despite the late hour of the request, it ultimately doesn’t change much in his negotiation with San Francisco.
