49ersThursday, November 5
Brandon Aiyuk plans to report to the 49ers on Friday after filing for reinstatement
The SJtoday team
If you've followed the Brandon Aiyuk saga, here's the latest. The wide receiver has filed paperwork with the NFL to be reinstated and plans to report to the 49ers' facility in Santa Clara on Friday afternoon, ESPN reported. He has spent more than 10 months on the reserve/left squad list.
Aiyuk has been away since a knee injury in 2024
- Oct. 2024Aiyuk suffers a catastrophic knee injury and hasn't played in a game since.
- July 2025Aiyuk fails to report to the facility ahead of training camp.
- Oct. 2025Aiyuk essentially disappears from the facility.
- Nov. 6Aiyuk plans to report to the Santa Clara facility in the afternoon.
- Nov. 10The NFL trade deadline arrives at 1 p.m. PT.
Sources: The Union Democrat, NBC Bay Area, Sactown Sports 1140 AM
Coach Kyle Shanahan isn't planning around it. "I have no expectation," Shanahan said Wednesday. "Nothing has really changed for me." Asked if he could see Aiyuk play for San Francisco again, he said, "There's no absolutes in life."
Aiyuk piled up big numbers in four and a half seasons with the 49ers
- 294
- receptions with the 49ers
- 4,305
- yards with the 49ers
- 25
- touchdowns with the 49ers
Source: NBC Bay Area
- Agent: Drew Rosenhaus
- Contract: four-year, $120 million extension
- Trade deadline: Tues., Nov. 10, at 1 p.m. PT
ESPN's Nick Wagoner thinks a release is the likeliest outcome, though a desperate team might offer "a pick swap or something like that." He named the Kansas City Chiefs as a possible fit.
Sources: The Union Democrat, NBC Bay Area, Sactown Sports 1140 AM