The Patriots, who had been attempting to acquire receiver Brandon Aiyuk for months, have decided not to explore any further trades for him with the Niners, sources told ESPN.
The Patriots were one of three teams who had been in contact with the Niners about a potential trade for Aiyuk, along with the
The Niners confirmed earlier Tuesday that Aiyuk had received permission to negotiate with other teams but said there is still a scenario where a deal gets done to keep Aiyuk in San Francisco. The situation could lead to several outcomes, including Aiyuk staying with the 49ers and playing out the fifth-year option on his rookie deal that would pay him $14.124 million, sources said. Other teams are willing to pay Aiyuk more than twice as much, but he has balked so far at multiple offers, according to sources.
"Brandon's a great player so it's real hard to be better when you lose a great player," Shanahan said."We've got to look into anything. We've got to understand the situation we're in, what that looks like and it does take time so hopefully it'll all work out the best for him and the best for us in the long run."
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