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NFL Insider Explains Why April 1 Serves As a Deadline for 49ers to Trade Brandon Aiyuk

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk finished the 2024 season with 25 receptions for 374 yards and no touchdowns. | Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images

If the San Francisco 49ers are going to trade Brandon Aiyuk, it will have to come in the next few days.

On Sunday, ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter discussed Aiyuk's status and pointed to a contract clause that cuts the timeline for a trade significantly. If the 49ers don't deal the 27-year-old receiver by April 1, they will owe him a $22.85 million roster bonus and he'd ultimately spend the 2025 season in San Francisco.

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