Jerry McDonald has been with the Bay Area News Group for more than 30 years, with a heavy concentration of NFL football since the Raiders returned to Oakland in 1995. His all-time favorite athlete is a right-handed pitcher at Division III Linfield College in Oregon.
The 49ers go into 2024 training camp with the status of wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk in question because of a contract holdout.After not appearing at the 49ers’ offseason program or mandatory minicamp, NFL Media reported Tuesday Aiyuk was in the building when the club reported to begin preparation for the 2024 season.
When the club returned to Santa Clara and disbanded for the offseason, Aiyuk was emotional as he described the journey through the regular season with his teammates but was non-committal about his own situation, telling reporters, “If it’s the right move, yeah” regarding a 49ers contract extension. While Aiyuk waited and negotiations with the 49ers dragged on, a number of NFL wideouts signed megadeals including Justin Jefferson of Minnesota, A.J. Brown of Philadelphia, Amon-Ra St. Brown of Detroit and Jaylen Waddle of Miami with average per year salaries of between $35 million for Jefferson and $28.125 million for Waddle.
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