49ers keeping Aiyuk trade door open as important deadline looms
“Lynch will have opportunities to conduct face-to-face meetings with any interested teams at the NFL Annual Meeting in Palm Beach, Florida, in the days leading up to the deadline for Aiyuk’s bonus.
The event, which includes every NFL owner, general manager and coach, is scheduled to begin Sunday, March 30.
There does not appear to be as much interest in Aiyuk as a year ago, a league source told NBC Sports Bay Area. The source also did not rule out the possibility a trade could go down.”
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“I don’t get the sense that it’s a reality,” Russini said. “I’m sure the 49ers would like to do it because of the finances. ... I don’t expect anything [to happen].”
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“If a cornerback presses him and misses, he better have safety help because Smith averaged 36.5 yards on his 10 career touchdown receptions.”
Albert Breer: 49ers ‘make sense’ for Stefon Diggs
“The best place for him, it seems, would be with a contender where he wouldn’t have to be the guy, which would mitigate potential issues with his desire for the ball and also alleviate the frustration that losing can bring a guy with his sort of makeup,” Breer wrote.
“Is that place out there for him? San Francisco would make sense, at the right price. Dallas might, too, with his brother (cornerback Trevon Diggs) already there.”
As for past concerns about Diggs clashing with teammates, Breer reached out to several individuals who have worked with him, and all spoke highly of the veteran receiver.
“He can be mercurial,” Breer noted. “He can get caught up in his emotions and his numbers. But ultimately, he’s actually a really good guy who badly wants to win and works his butt off to do just that. Which, for the right team, should be manageable.”