49ers believed to have canceled mini camp for ridiculous Brandon Aiyuk reason

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With the San Francisco 49ers announcing they’re canceling minicamp, some have wondered whether that was due to Brandon Aiyuk. 

The Aiyuk situation is one of the more interesting in the NFL at the moment, with the organization potentially scared to move on from him, at least according to the man himself. It’s a brutal situation for all to be in, but the 49ers have to do what’s right and need to move on from him as soon as possible. 

Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem like many teams want to trade for him at the moment, which will raise many questions about his future in the NFL and with San Francisco.

I highly doubt that San Francisco decided to cancel its mandatory minicamp because of Aiyuk, but Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio doesn’t believe that’s the case, adding that he wouldn’t be surprised if that was the reason why.

“Last week, Kyle Shanahan announced that he had canceled the 49ers’ mandatory mini camp,” Florio said. “If they hadn’t canceled that mini camp, and I wonder how much of the decision to cancel the mini camp was influenced by the very real possibility Aiyuk could have shown up and said, ‘I’m here. Put me on the field. Let me practice.’
“It was established nearly 20 years ago when Steve McNair was on the Titans and they were waiting for the Ravens to give them the trade offer that they liked and they basically locked McNair out of the building. You can’t keep a player away from the facility; you can’t keep a player away from practice. You have to welcome him in as a member of the team or you have to cut him or trade him.”

It doesn’t sound that crazy to suggest it might have had some impact, but I’d hate the idea that this happened entirely because of Aiyuk. 

In fact, that would be a really bad look for the 49ers and all involved.

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