Overview
- Aiyuk posted a photo of himself wearing a Washington Commanders hat on June 6 and followed with a roughly 90‑second Instagram video on June 7 in which he said the team was “scared” and suggested he expects to leave San Francisco.
- The 49ers placed Aiyuk on the reserve/left‑squad list last December and voided roughly $24–27 million in future guarantees, a move that lets the club keep his contract rights while not paying him.
- A Santa Clara County warrant for a misdemeanor charge of exhibition of speeding was issued in early June in connection with a video Aiyuk posted showing him driving well over the posted limit, a legal detail confirmed to ESPN.
- Teams remain reluctant to trade for or assume Aiyuk’s full contract because he has not played since tearing his ACL and MCL in Week 7 of 2024 and no public medical clearance or recent on‑field tape has been made available.
- Washington is the most frequently mentioned likely destination because of ties to QB Jayden Daniels and GM Adam Peters, but the Commanders and other clubs are expected to wait for medical access or a 49ers release before making a move.