Why Juszczyk is confident Aiyuk and 49ers will get the deal done originally appeared in NBC Sports Bay Area
Brandon Aiyuk and the 49ers I haven’t reached an agreement yet on a new contract extension, but another San Francisco star is confident a deal will happen eventually.
Kyle Juszczyk spoke with NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco on Thursday at the American Century Championship golf tournament at Edgewood Resort in South Lake Tahoe and the Pro Bowl quarterback explained why he hopes a deal can be reached between Aiyuk and the 49ers.
“I totally see it from both sides,” Juszczyk told Maiocco. “I support [Aiyuk] as a friend and teammate to try to get everything you think you deserve and what you want, and what will make you most comfortable in the future. I really think they’ll get that with the Niners. Because he wants to be a Niner, they want him to be a Niner, and those are the two most important things. When you have that desire on both sides, I think eventually you’ll get it.”
Aiyuk is entering the fifth and final season of his rookie NFL contract and is scheduled to earn $14.1 million in 2024.
But like many other young receivers, Aiyuk wants to be rewarded for his production over the past four years.
Aiyuk was an AP Second-Team All-Pro last season after recording 75 receptions for 1,342 yards and catching seven touchdowns.
That came on the heels of a 2023 season with 1,015 receiving yards, a standout campaign for the 2020 first-round draft pick.
Just this offseason, the best wide receivers Justin Jefferson (Minnesota Vikings)AJ Brown (Philadelphia Eagles), Devonta Smith (Eagles), Amon-Ra St. Brown (Detroit Lions) and Jaylen Waddle (Miami Dolphins) everyone got lucrative new contract extensions paying them between $25 million and $35 million per season.
Aiyuk hopes to join this group of highly paid receivers.
The issue appears to be that Aiyuk and the 49ers can’t agree on what the number should be and where he falls among the highest-paid wide receivers in the NFL.
St. Brown signed a four-year, $120 million contract It is Aiyuk reported that he wants more than that. Whether San Francisco gives it to him remains to be seen.
Knowing the 49ers are trying to re-sign Aiyuk and will have to pay quarterback Brock Purdy next summer, Juszczyk took a pay cut this offseason, a request he admitted to Maiocco. “Painful” hearing from general manager John Lynch.
But Juszczyk returned to San Francisco and ultimately expects Aiyuk to remain with the 49ers long-term.
