49ers sign Brandon Aiyuk to a 4-year, $120 million deal

Breaking: #49ers sign Brandon Aiyuk to a 4-year, $120 million deal

Last year, Aiyuk caught a career-high 71.4% of his targets for 1,342 yards receiving leading to a second-team All-Pro nod.

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After an offseason filled with uncertainty surrounding the All-Pro wideout’s future in the Bay Area, Aiyuk has decided to remain with the San Francisco 49ers, signing a four-year contract extension worth $120 million, per NFL Media.

Aiyuk receives $76 million guaranteed with this new deal, and the contract is reportedly front-loaded. NFL Media reports Aiyuk will receive $47 million between now and April 1, 2025.

Aiyuk’s new AAV of $30 million is tied for fifth among NFL receivers. All four receivers above him on the highest-paid chart signed their extensions earlier this offseason — the most recent being Dallas Cowboys pass-catcher CeeDee Lamb, who put pen to paper on a four-year extension worth $136 million.

This is a rather remarkable turn of events as it felt like the two sides may have reached the point of no return. With Aiyuk entering the final year of his contract after the Niners previously picked up his fifth-year option, the 26-year-old was deadlocked with the franchise in extension negotiations. Things even devolved so much that it led to Aiyuk officially requesting a trade and the 49ers did listen to multiple offers for him from teams across the league.

Background:

Aiyuk has spent his entire career with the 49ers after the organization drafted him in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft out of Arizona State.

Since coming into the league, he’s proven to be one of the most efficient receivers in the NFL, topping 1,000 yards in each of the last two seasons while recording less than 80 receptions both times.

Last year, Aiyuk caught a career-high 71.4% of his targets for 1,342 yards receiving leading to a second-team All-Pro nod.