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Disgruntled receiver Brandon Aiyuk hires a new agent in possible step to a return to the NFL

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Dubow, J. (2026, November 2). Disgruntled receiver Brandon Aiyuk hires a new agent in possible step to a return to the NFL. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/disgruntled-receiver-brandon-aiyuk-hires-a-new-agent-in-possible-step-to-a-return-to-the-nfl/article_14a8c970-46af-5271-89e8-e29faef4ae17.html

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Brandon Aiyuk, a disgruntled NFL receiver who hasn't played since October 2024 due to a knee injury, has hired Drew Rosenhaus as his new agent. This move suggests Aiyuk's intention to return to the field and possibly rejoin the San Francisco 49ers, though GM John Lynch previously stated he does not expect this to happen. Aiyuk was under contract with voided guarantees of $27 million for 2026 after a dispute over participation in team activities during his rehabilitation.

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Brandon Aiyuk, the disgruntled former San Francisco 49ers receiver who hasn't played since injuring his knee against Kansas City in October 2024, has hired Drew Rosenhaus as his new agent to potentially return to the NFL. Since then, Aiyuk was placed on the reserve/left squad list and missed mandatory team activities, leading the 49ers to void $27 million guaranteed in his contract for 2026. This move follows a contentious summer where Aiyuk criticized head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch, calling them "weirdos." Previously, he had fired his agent Ryan Williams but was without representation until Rosenhaus’s announcement on Monday. Despite the strained relationship with the team, Aiyuk remains under contract if he applies to come off the reserve/left squad list and is reinstated by the NFL.

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Topics

49ers NFL Niners San Francisco the San Francisco 49ers

Subjects

Aiyuk PERSON · 8× 49ers ORG · 3× Brandon Aiyuk PERSON · 1× Drew Rosenhaus PERSON · 1× John Lynch PERSON · 1× NFL ORG · 1× Rosenhaus PERSON · 1× Ryan Williams PERSON · 1× San Francisco ORG · 1× the San Francisco 49ers ORG · 1×

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The Niners had previously voided $27 million guaranteed in Aiyuk’s contract for 2026 for failing to participate in meetings and other team activities last summer when he was rehabilitating his knee injury.

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🔮 Aiyuk had fired agent Ryan Williams during his long-running dispute with the 49ers and was without representation until Rosenhaus said on Monday that he had been hired.

2026-11-03 · Toronto Star

Disgruntled receiver Brandon Aiyuk hires a new agent in possible step to a return to the NFL · assertive framing

Claims (10 extracted, 0 hedged)

Brandon Aiyuk has hired Drew Rosenhaus as his new agent in a sign that the disgruntled receiver wants to get back on the field and play. asserted

receiver → hire → field

Aiyuk hasn’t played a game in more than two years since going down with a knee injury in October 2024 and has been on the reserve/left squad list after leaving the San Francisco 49ers late last season. asserted

Aiyuk → play → 49ers

Aiyuk had fired agent Ryan Williams during his long-running dispute with the 49ers and was without representation until Rosenhaus said on Monday that he had been hired. asserted

he → fire → Monday

Aiyuk remains under contract to the 49ers if he applies to come off the reserve/left squad list and is reinstated by the NFL. asserted

he → remain → NFL

San Francisco general manager John Lynch has previously said he doesn’t expect Aiyuk to play for the 49ers again. asserted

Aiyuk → say → 49ers

he → void → injury

Aiyuk signed a four-year, $120 million extension just before the start of the 2024 season following a lengthy contract hold-in that kept him out of training camp. asserted

that → sign → camp

He was coming off a 2023 season when he had 75 catches for 1,342 yards and seven touchdowns and was a second-team All-Pro. asserted

he → come → yards

Aiyuk had only 25 catches for 374 yards in seven games in 2024 before getting injured. asserted

Aiyuk → have → 2024

The 28-year-old Aiyuk has 294 catches for 4,305 yards and 25 TDs since being drafted in the first round in 2020. ___ asserted

Aiyuk → have → 2020