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49ers Wide Receiver Brandon Aiyuk Says He Will Not Return Except for October 19 Game Against Commanders
Brandon Aiyuk posted a YouTube video on June 27 stating he will not return to 49ers facilities except for an October 19 game. The wide receiver also blamed his former agent and described recent contact from general manager John Lynch.
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San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk posted a 3½-minute YouTube video on June 27 in which he said his relationship with the team will never be repaired and that he will not return to team facilities except on October 19. In the video Aiyuk said he will only enter the 49ers building on that date, when the team hosts the Washington Commanders on Monday Night Football.
He held up a football bearing a Commanders logo during the recording.
Aiyuk posted an Instagram video on June 24 stating he would sign with the Commanders the next day if the 49ers released him. He posted an Instagram story on June 26 saying he fired his former agent Ryan Williams in November and that no one else would speak for him. Aiyuk blamed Williams, who remains listed as his agent on the NFLPA directory, for problems with the 49ers.
He said general manager John Lynch recently visited his home in part to apologize for the actions of coach Kyle Shanahan and added that the situation was not safe for him or his wife. The 49ers signed Aiyuk to a four-year, $120 million contract extension in August 2024.
The team voided the remaining guaranteed money in July 2025 after he did not participate in rehabilitation for a torn ACL, MCL and meniscus in his right knee.
The 49ers placed him on the reserve/left team list in December 2025 after he stopped reporting to the facility. Aiyuk has said he wants to join the Commanders to play with quarterback Jayden Daniels, his former Arizona State teammate.
