Commerce rumors have sparked up across the NFL as soon as once more surrounding San Francisco 49ers WR Brandon Aiyuk, and the New England Patriots are proper within the thick of it.
After prolonged back-and-forth contract discussions between the 49ers and Aiyuk have gone nowhere this offseason, the star wideout has formally requested a commerce from San Francisco, opening the floodgates for a possible blockbuster to happen within the few weeks earlier than the beginning of subsequent season.
This is not the primary time we have seen Aiyuk’s identify pop up in a possible commerce this offseason, as chatter erupted again throughout this yr’s draft revolving round a commerce happening. The Patriots have been among the many groups that emerged with rumored curiosity within the 26-year-old, although in the end, no deal got here to kind to deliver him into Foxboro.
Nevertheless, we now know what New England might have supplied as much as San Francisco in an try to safe Aiyuk’s companies.
In line with insider Mike Florio of Professional Soccer Speak, the Patriots proposed a second-round choose to the 49ers in change for Aiyuk, however have been in the end rebuffed:
“There have been 5 groups, we’re instructed, who have been able to pay Aiyuk what he wished earlier than the draft. If they may additionally attain acceptable commerce phrases with the 49ers, he would have been traded. That half didn’t occur. It’s unclear what the 49ers wished on the time. They rejected a proposal of a second-round choose from the Patriots. Different groups have been, and doubtlessly nonetheless are, the Steelers and Commanders.”
– Mike Florio, PFT
Whereas the Patriots have been unsuccessful in April, a brand new commerce request from Aiyuk may give one other probability to deliver the star pass-catcher to New England. He is coming off a robust season in San Francisco, posting 75 receptions, a career-best 1,342 yards, and 7 touchdowns.
New England’s probability of touchdown Aiyuk boils down to 2 issues: will they pay Aiyuk what he needs, and can they pay the 49ers what they need? Per Florio’s report, the Patriots are already ready to pay Aiyuk his desired contract, so the deal depends upon what San Francisco is prepared to half methods with him for– and one second-round choose will not be sufficient.
For sure, keep watch over each Brandon Aiyuk and the Patriots over the subsequent few weeks as commerce talks proceed to encircle the 49ers’ WR.
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