Brandon Aiyuk Throws Shade at Jayden Daniels With 10-Word Message, Surprisingly Unfollows Commanders QB

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Brandon Aiyuk Throws Shade at Jayden Daniels With 10-Word Message, Surprisingly Unfollows Commanders QB

Brandon Aiyuk has spent the past several weeks waging a public campaign to force the San Francisco 49ers to release him so he can sign with the Washington Commanders. From videos calling the 49ers “dumb” and “stupid” for paying him to clips of himself wearing a Commanders hat, the 28-year-old wide receiver has made it clear about where he wants to play.

His latest social media move, however, was quite surprising. After a video of a 49ers fan confronting Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels at the World Cup in Los Angeles and repeatedly shouting expletives about Aiyuk went viral, the receiver responded on his Instagram story with a 10-word message directed at his former Arizona State teammate.

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In the viral clip, Daniels was watching Spain take on Austria from a luxury suite when a fan approached and said, “Jayden Daniels, (expletive) Brandon Aiyuk! (expletive) Brandon Aiyuk! You better not throw (expletive) to him next year! I’m a Niners fan!”

Daniels didn’t respond, but was seen laughing, and Aiyuk apparentlytook issue with it. Today, the star wideout tagged the Commanders quarterback on his Instagram story and wrote, “Tf always so funny lil (expletive). Turn your savage up.”

Aiyuk then unfollowed Daniels on Instagram, and now he follows only four accounts on the platform: Adidas, Commanders, his wife Rochelle, and his own clothing brand, whose username is “theb1ggestbrand.”

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Daniels laughing at the fan rather than confronting or ignoring might have upset Aiyuk, who considers the Commanders quarterback as one of his close friends. However, it doesn’t mean their relationship is damaged, as the message from the former All-Pro receiver was sort of an advice.

None of this changes the big picture as Aiyuk remains committed to playing for Washington. However, he is still on the 49ers’ reserve/left squad list and hasn’t filed the paperwork with commissioner Roger Goodell required for reinstatement.

The 49ers have no financial incentive to release him, since his guaranteed money was voided in November 2025, and general manager John Lynch has publicly said the team would prefer a trade over a straight release.

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As for the Commanders, they would rather wait for Aiyuk to be released so they can sign him to a one-year prove-it deal without giving up any draft assets or risking their future.

Despite the noise surrounding him, Aiyuk’s talent isn’t in question. In 2023, his last full healthy season, he caught 75 passes for 1,342 yards and seven touchdowns while averaging 17.9 yards per reception, earning second-team All-Pro honors. According to PFN’s WR Impact Metric, he posted an impact score of 86.7 in 2023, ranking sixth in the league.

On a one-year, prove-it deal, that kind of production carries almost no financial risk despite his injury concerns for a team like Washington that already has Terry McLaurin, Antonio Williams, Treylon Burks, and Dyami Brown but could use another playmaker to help Daniels.

If Aiyuk plays like the receiver he was two years ago, the Commanders would get an elite talent for basically free.

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