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Brandon Aiyuk's standoff with the San Francisco 49ers has no end in sight. The wide receiver remains on San Francisco's reserve/left squad list and confirmed this week that he won't file for reinstatement, a required step before the team could release or trade him.
The prolonged limbo has drawn fresh criticism from longtime NFL pundit Colin Cowherd, who argued on "The Herd with Colin Cowherd" that the 49ers should have parted ways with Aiyuk long before things reached this point.
"I've been saying this on the Niners for years—cut bait, move on," he said. "The Rams do a much better job at moving on from injured players or players with drama. The Niners either coddle or keep them in-house. That's why the 49ers' roster has become old, dramatic, brittle, and expensive. Brandon Aiyuk goes on Instagram and basically blows up any opportunity to play for a tremendous young quarterback, Jayden Daniels. The Commanders dodged a bullet here. That stuff is just bad, and I wish the Niners would have moved on years ago."
Cowherd's larger critique centers on the 49ers' broader personnel philosophy—specifically their tendency to hold onto talented but complicated players rather than moving on proactively, as he believes the Rams have done more consistently at similar positions. While he didn't give any other recent examples, this Aiyuk situation is perhaps the biggest one that hasn't truly been addresed.
The 49ers are not incentivized to do anything, though. Keeping him on the reserve list doesn't cost the team any money, and it appears they're easily ignoring his social media posts all offseason.
The 49ers front office has also not directly responded to Cowherd's comments. So, with no resolution in sight and Aiyuk unwilling to take the procedural step that would unlock a trade or release, San Francisco's handling of the situation figures to remain a talking point deep into the offseason.
This article originally appeared on Niners Wire: Colin Cowherd rips 49ers for how they've handled Brandon Aiyuk
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The prolonged limbo has drawn fresh criticism from longtime NFL pundit Colin Cowherd, who argued on "The Herd with Colin Cowherd" that the 49ers should have parted ways with Aiyuk long before things reached this point.
"I've been saying this on the Niners for years—cut bait, move on," he said. "The Rams do a much better job at moving on from injured players or players with drama. The Niners either coddle or keep them in-house. That's why the 49ers' roster has become old, dramatic, brittle, and expensive. Brandon Aiyuk goes on Instagram and basically blows up any opportunity to play for a tremendous young quarterback, Jayden Daniels. The Commanders dodged a bullet here. That stuff is just bad, and I wish the Niners would have moved on years ago."
Cowherd's larger critique centers on the 49ers' broader personnel philosophy—specifically their tendency to hold onto talented but complicated players rather than moving on proactively, as he believes the Rams have done more consistently at similar positions. While he didn't give any other recent examples, this Aiyuk situation is perhaps the biggest one that hasn't truly been addresed.
The 49ers are not incentivized to do anything, though. Keeping him on the reserve list doesn't cost the team any money, and it appears they're easily ignoring his social media posts all offseason.
The 49ers front office has also not directly responded to Cowherd's comments. So, with no resolution in sight and Aiyuk unwilling to take the procedural step that would unlock a trade or release, San Francisco's handling of the situation figures to remain a talking point deep into the offseason.
This article originally appeared on Niners Wire: Colin Cowherd rips 49ers for how they've handled Brandon Aiyuk
Continue reading...
