The 49ers are Expected to Release Brandon Aiyuk

The Keenan Allen trade confirms that the 49ers are going to release Brandon Aiyuk. The only question is when. Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio thinks they're going to release him today. I don't think they will. They might. We'll see. I just think that they got this two-week exemption from the league, and I think they're going to use it because they want to be petty. They think Brandon Aiyuk's been petty, and Brandon wants to be released. And they know that. And what they want to do is not give him what he wants or frustrate him as long as they can. Because when he does get released, he's going to sign onto a practice squad, most likely, according to Jordan Schultz. And it could be a team in the NFC West. There's a few teams that seem very likely to be interested in Brandon Aiyuk if slash when the Niners release him, I'm guessing in two weeks. Those teams are the Rams, the Seahawks, and the Chiefs. And remember, Brandon Aiyuk said he was going to deliver the belt. To the rear end of the 49ers, he was going to do it himself in person, playing against them. He said he was going to be doing it while playing for the Washington Commanders. I think that ship has sailed. He insulted Jaden Daniels and his mom. I don't think they want him. I don't know that he wants to go to Washington anymore. I think what he wants to do is play against the 49ers. I don't think the Niners know what he wants. I think what he wants to do is play football and preferably against the Niners. And what's nice about signing with any of those teams is that they all face the Niners again this year. If the Niners hold on to Brandon Ayuk through this two-week exemption, well, at the end of that, they face the Seahawks in three weeks. So they could face him then, or they could face him if he signs with the Rams a few weeks after that, or they could face him two days after Christmas if he signs with the Chiefs. And if he ends up being good, then, I don't know, does someone get fired on the Niners? I don't know. It seems like. Those guys have jobs for life, but it would look really, really bad if the Niners got nothing for Brandon Aiyuk, cut him, and just hand-delivered him to a division rival or the team that they might face in the Super Bowl or the team that took their Super Bowls away from them. So the Brandon Aiyuk saga coming to an end, not quite over yet. I think they're going to hold on for two more weeks just to be petty, and I like pettiness.