Eventually, Brandon Aiyuk will get paid. All the top receivers do, and there's little doubt that San Francisco's most targeted receiver in one of the top NFL offenses belongs in the conversation among the NFL's best pass-catchers. The question is whether it's the 49ers or some other team that will pay Aiyuk.
He represented 30% of his team's offense last season. But San Francisco also gave No. 3 receiver Jauan Jennings a two-year, $15.4 million deal. The 49ers recently signed pass-catching tight end Logan Thomas to a one-year deal. And they drafted receivers Ricky Pearsall in the first round and Jacob Cowing in the fourth round, presumably to protect themselves if negotiations go sour with Aiyuk and his representatives.
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