
The 49ers voided wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk’s future contract guarantees for 2026 earlier this year. Dianna Russini and Mike Silver of The Athletic reported last month that Aiyuk failed to attend meetings and certain team activities in recent months, and as a result San Francisco felt that he did not live up to the obligations of his contract.
Russini and Silver initially reported that Aiyuk and the 49ers—just a year and a half after he signed a $120 million extension with the team in 2024—appear to heading toward a “divorce.”