Drew Rosenhaus is on the verge of saving Brandon Aiyuk's NFL career.
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Rosenhaus → save → career
Rosenhaus has represented the enigmatic wide receiver only a couple of weeks and already the prolific NFL agent has moved the stagnant relationship between the player and the San Francisco 49ers toward a solution no one thought likely a month ago.
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one → represent → solution
It's stunning what can happen when someone who knows what they're doing steps between two parties locked in an otherwise frosty, emotional and almost hostile relationship.
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they → happen → relationship
Aiyuk had been on the Niners' reserve/left squad list since December of 2025 and during that time he did and said some really dumb things that angered the team.
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that → leave → team
And the team responded in kind by basically refusing to engage with the player and portraying him as a quitter.
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team → respond → quitter
But with Rosenhaus now on his side, Aiyuk found himself reinstated by the NFL on Monday after he reported for a physical, according to the league's transaction wire.
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he → find → wire
The Niners have received from the NFL a two-game roster exemption to sort through their business with Aiyuk, which includes either a trade or release.
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which → receive → trade
The club has zero intention of welcoming Aiyuk back onto its roster.
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club → have → roster
"It means absolutely nothing to our team," coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters on Monday.
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Shanahan → mean → Monday
That's fine with Rosenhaus, who got Aiyuk to meet with the Niners at the team's business offices last week, a mini-summit that lasted maybe 75 minutes and was monitored by media both on the ground and via helicopter overflight.
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that → get → overflight
The scene was crazy — like much of this saga before Rosenhaus entered the picture.
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Rosenhaus → enter → picture
It’s unclear whether Aiyuk agreed to refund some or all the past bonus money to the 49ers in exchange for his reinstatement.
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Aiyuk → ’ → reinstatement
The Niners have reportedly wanted to get that money back or trade Aiyuk as a way of getting something for what so far has been practically nothing in the way of performance.
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what → want → performance
With Rosenhaus on his side, Aiyuk now seems likely to find his way onto a roster in the coming months after not playing an NFL game since October 2024 when he blew out multiple ligaments and the meniscus in his right knee.
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he → seem → knee
The best Myles Garrett plays while protecting a lead
Myles Garrett is back for the Los Angeles Rams and he's going to be a problem.
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he → play → Rams
You might say he's been a problem for the NFL because he's a two-time Defensive Player of the Year, but the point of that trade the Rams made with the Cleveland Browns in the offseason was to bring a player who could close games for them when they had a lead and the other club had to throw the football.
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club → say → football
The Browns didn't give Garrett the luxury of those late-game leads for much of his time with that team.
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Browns → give → team
The Rams, who actually have a functional offense when everyone's healthy, will provide Garrett that huge advantage.
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everyone → have → advantage
"I am that closer," Garrett said after he delivered three sacks and a forced fumble against the Washington Commanders.
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he → say → Commanders
We don’t need to look any further.
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We → need → ?
I was born that way.
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I → bear → ?
"Some people got it, some people don’t.
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people → get → it
Some people have to train for it, I was born with it.
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I → have → it
I’ve only continued to own it along the way."
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I → continue → way
Sirianni fired two years removed from Super Bowl win?
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Sirianni → fire → win
The same Philadelphia Eagles fan base who cheered Nick Sirianni in February of 2025 when he won the Super Bowl, booed him off the field on Sunday after a loss to the New York Giants.
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he → cheer → Giants
There was a question on Monday whether Sirianni reacted to the treatment by offering the fans a one-finger salute.
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Sirianni → be → salute
"Absolutely not," Sirianni said.
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Sirianni → say → ?
Sirianni's Eagles have lost seven consecutive games — some because of coaching, some because of the makeup of Sirianni's staff, and some because of talent and injury-related reasons.
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Eagles → lose → reasons
But the idea there are questions about whether Sirianni will last the team's current bye week two seasons after winning it all boggles the mind.
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Sirianni → be → mind
Irredeemable Cowboys defensive coaching
The Dallas Cowboys hope they can salvage this season and Sunday's victory over the Indianapolis Colts is supposed to be some sort of statement that might be possible.
But, no.
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that → hope → statement
The Cowboys have a coaching problem that has failed in the discipline department – which is the reason the team is tied for second in most penalties – and on defense.
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team → have → defense
Here's a fact: The Cowboys' week after week see opposing offenses play better against them than other teams.
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offenses → see → teams
The last four weeks the Bucs, Packers, Eagles and Cardinals scored more points against the Cowboys than they did the very next week against whatever team they faced.
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they → score → team
It's Carson Beck time with the Arizona Cardinals following ESPN's report on Monday that Gardner Minshew will likely need season-ending surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right (throwing) elbow.
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Minshew → follow → elbow
And here's a prediction: By the time this season is over, we'll see Beck as the most optimism-creating quarterback to start games for the Cardinals this season.
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we → see → Cardinals
The Giants breathed a sigh of relief Sunday when J.J. McCarthy was able to return to the game against the Eagles after leaving with a hip injury.
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McCarthy → breathe → injury
The team didn't practice on Monday, coach John Harbaugh said the team believes McCarthy will be well enough to play against the Washington Commanders on Thursday night.
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McCarthy → practice → night
And here's a statement of how far McCarthy has come in his month with the team: Fans are celebrating he can play and the club doesn't have to rely on Jameis Winston, who is a fan favorite but not anything other than an inconsistent backup.
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who → come → backup
The Aporia
