The NFL news of the day on Monday featured Washington Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels. No, Daniels didn’t do anything to make the news. Instead, he was on the receiving end of a call from his good friend: San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk.
On the call, Aiyuk told Daniels, “They said they don’t want me back.”
One would assume Aiyuk meant the 49ers. Aiyuk is entering the fifth-year option on his rookie deal in 2024 and has made it clear he wants a new contract and to be paid among the NFL’s best wide receivers. San Francisco has said publicly that it wants to get a deal done. However, no agreement has been reached, and it doesn’t seem like the two sides are close.
Aiyuk and Daniels are close, which led to the speculation: What about the Commanders trading for Aiyuk? General manager Adam Peters was in San Francisco for the first four years of Aiyuk’s career and played a significant role in the Niners selecting him.
Many Washington fans are for the move, but some are not. We went to X to see some of the best reactions.
“They say they don’t want me back.”
Via Brandon Aiyuk’s TikTok pic.twitter.com/cboVS7k76o
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) June 17, 2024
— Daniel Jeremiah (@MoveTheSticks) June 17, 2024
“I would be absolutely shocked if the #49ers actually told Brandon Aiyuk, they don’t want him back. If the 49ers didn’t want him, he would have already been gone.”
via: @KNBR pic.twitter.com/7yKe13qfdG
— Coach Yac 🗣 (@Coach_Yac) June 17, 2024
This stems from Aiyuk’s continued absence at Purdy’s weekly Bible study.
If you’re not right with God, you’re not going to be right with Brock Purdy. pic.twitter.com/ASV2OKLj1f
— Nick Adams (Alpha Male) (@NickAdamsinUSA) June 17, 2024
Will Brandon Aiyuk play for the 49ers this season? pic.twitter.com/96AhcC9mAU
— Sharp Football Analysis (@SharpFBAnalysis) April 16, 2024
Trade Jon Allen during the season for a 2nd and 4th to recoup what you traded.
Let’s have some fun! #RaiseHail pic.twitter.com/iZbeF6iJXc
— #JaydenDaniels🐐 (@DMVCommanders) June 17, 2024
— Evan Sowards (@EvanSowards) June 17, 2024
49ers are going to have to pay Purdy $60M+ a year.
Rams will be without Aaron Donald this season. (We have our own in 91)
The Cardinals are well, the Cardinals 🤭
Meanwhile the #Seahawks: pic.twitter.com/z5JaHA9n45
— le spoon (@FDT4EVUR) June 17, 2024
— Chief (@Chief_0324) June 17, 2024
Aiyuk to Detroit for Jameson Williams + a pick.
— Brett Kollmann (@BrettKollmann) June 18, 2024
— Chad Johnson (@ochocinco) June 17, 2024
Go get him#raisehail
— Bleeding Burgundy in The Bunker (@Jessys24) June 17, 2024
— Marshall (@MarshW_7) June 17, 2024