The 49ers have been opening to trading Aiyuk, but 49ers general manager John Lynch said in April following the 2026 NFL Draft that that the team had no plans to release him “anytime soon.” According to Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan in January, Aiyuk’s relationship with the club broke down after the receiver stopped coming to the team facility and disengaged in communicating with them.
Aiyuk did not provide any details on what’s caused the disharmony, but left a lengthy message in which he didn’t shy away from disparaging the team.
In his full video statement, Aiyuk, 28, said:
”We dealing with, ya know like them kids when they don’t get picked for the basketball game at the court, but they the ones that brought the ball, so they like, ‘Alright, you all don’t want to pick me, I’m taking my ball, I’m going home.’ Ass boys. Little-ass boys.
”Or like when your kid, he got this one toy, but he don’t really know how to use it correctly, so somebody else about to pick it up and play with it. And they like, ‘Oh yeah, this s--- litty.’ And they like, wait, wait, wait, wait, hold on, that’s my toy. Ass boy. Little-ass boy.