The NFL reinstated Brandon Aiyuk on Monday and gave the 49ers a two-week roster exemption ⁠to determine their next step with the disgruntled former All-Pro wide receiver. Aiyuk had been on the reserve/left squad list since December 2025, when he stopped reporting to the Niners while rehabbing a knee injury. It doesn’t sound like Aiyuk will be making any return to San Francisco – coach Kyle Shanahan said on Monday that the status change “means absolutely nothing to our team” – and they could attempt to trade him before today’s deadline. Will teams want to sign him given the fact that he hasn’t played a game since December 2024, and even during that season, he had just 374 receiving yards in seven games? The league also told Aiyuk and the players union last week that it believes he must repay the Niners $13m in already-paid bonuses for failing to participate in team activities. His agent, Drew Rosenhaus, seems to believe a team will take the chance. On the Pat McAfee Show today, he said: