It has been nearly 14 months since the Pro Bowler last appeared in a game for the Niners. His 2024 season ended prematurely with the torn ACL, but he was expected to come back this season and provide the downfield threat that earned him his four-year, $120 million contract, which was acquired in its own contentious process.

The San Francisco 49ers on Saturday placed Brandon Aiyuk on the reserve/left squad list, ending his 2025 season and likely severing the team’s ties with the talented wide receiver for the future.

Aug 25, 2023; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk (11) before the game against the Los Angeles Chargers at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports Life without Brandon Aiyuk may be the new ...

That makes him ineligible to return for the rest of the season, and effectively ensures that the two sides will part company in the offseason, under two years on from the 49ers signing their 2020 first-round pick to a four-year, $120 million extension.

Much of the NFL world is trying to make sense of the “bizarre situation” unfolding in the inevitable Brandon Aiyuk-49ers divorce. Speaking Monday on the “Papa & Silver” podcast, The Athletic’s Michael Silver — who broke the news Friday that the ...

Brandon Aiyuk’s turbulent tenure with the San Francisco 49ers appears to be coming to an end. A year after agreeing to a lucrative four-year contract extension worth $120 million, it appears Brandon Aiyuk’s tenure with the San Francisco 49ers is coming ...