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Brandon Aiyuk Posts Video Blaming Former Agent for 49ers Rift
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk released a YouTube video on June 27 stating his former agent influenced his strained relationship with the team. He said he will not return to facilities except for the October 19 game against the Washington Commanders.
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Brandon Aiyuk posted a 3½-minute YouTube video on June 27 in which he blamed his former agent for problems with the San Francisco 49ers and said general manager John Lynch had recently visited his house. Aiyuk stated that his relationship with the 49ers will never be repaired and that he has no plans to return to team facilities except on October 19, when the 49ers host the Washington Commanders on Monday Night Football.
Aiyuk pointed to Ryan Williams, whom he said he fired in November, as a source of the issues.
Williams remains listed as Aiyuk's agent on the NFLPA directory. In the video Aiyuk also said Lynch came to his house in part to apologize for actions by coach Kyle Shanahan and that the situation was not safe for him or his wife. Aiyuk has expressed a desire to join the Commanders.
He said in an Instagram video on June 24 that he would sign with them the next day if the 49ers released him, and he held up a football bearing the Commanders logo during the YouTube video. 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 missed rehab sessions 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. Veterans are scheduled to report to training camp on July 25.
