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The Washington Commanders<\/a> are one of the teams reportedly interested in San Francisco 49ers<\/a>\u2018 Brandon Aiyuk. However, it appears the Commanders aren\u2019t willing to trade for the wideout and are waiting for him to be released. Nonetheless, at some point, waiting can be tiring.<\/p>\n Moreover, the Niners are holding firm that, for now, the only way Aiyuk is leaving the Bay Area is via a trade. As a result, with compelling veteran wideouts still out on the market, could Washington turn to an alternative rather than waiting around?<\/p>\n Former NFL<\/a> wideout and Pro Football Hall of Famer Cris Carter predicts that veteran wide receiver Stefon Diggs will end up in Washington, which could end their interest in Aiyuk. <\/p>\n \u201cI think [Diggs is] going to end up in Washington,\u201d Carter said on the May 25 edition of \u201cFully Loaded.\u201c<\/a> \u201cHe\u2019s from the Baltimore area and played his college football at Maryland. It\u2019d be a good look for them, and he needs to go somewhere where he is not the No. 1 because he\u2019s not a No. 1. And as you can see in the Super Bowl, he\u2019s not. He could not get open against them dudes.\u201d<\/p>\n Last season with the New England Patriots<\/a>, Diggs played 450 pass snaps and recorded an 87.5 overall PFF grade<\/a>. Furthermore, the veteran wideout hauled in 85 receptions on 100 targets for 1,013 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Diggs also averaged 11.9 yards per reception and generated 363 yards after the catch.<\/p>\n Commanders Have Reported Interest in Niners WR<\/p>\n What could a pursuit of Diggs mean for Aiyuk? Well, it might mean the Commanders can only hold onto their interest for so long. Still, on April 29, NFL insider Ian Rapoport confirmed that there\u2019s interest from Washington.<\/p>\n \u201cI think the 49ers are like, just trade for him, \u201d\u00a0Rapoport said during an appearance on the \u201cPat McAfee Show.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0\u201cHe has no guaranteed money left. He is due a big number, $27 [million] or something like that, but no guaranteed money remains because he stopped showing up for rehab last year, and they took his guaranteed money away.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you are a team like the\u00a0Commanders, who have\u00a0interest, you say just cut him. You are going to cut him anyway. The Niners are saying they will not cut him and that you have to trade for him. The Commanders respond that you should just cut him. That is where things stand. It is a standoff.\u201d<\/p>\n 49ers Get Blunt Theory on Brandon Aiyuk Situation<\/p>\n Meanwhile, KNBR\u2019s Larry Krueger offered a blunt theory as to why the wideout has yet to show up at the 49ers\u2019 facilities to call their bluff and show other teams that he\u2019s healthy to play football. <\/p>\n \u201cI think the 49ers are going to play a waiting game, and whenever it is in their best interest to move on, they will release him at the cutdown deadline,\u201c\u00a0Krueger said on the May 21 edition of \u201cThe Krueg Show.\u201c<\/a>\u00a0\u201cThat is when he will be released. Then I think he will use that, the \u2018Niners did me wrong, \u2018\u00a0as an excuse for why he is not ready to go.<\/p>\n \u201cBut in reality, he is not ready to go and may never be ready to go. Go look at that injury again; it was severe. General Manager John Lynch described it as catastrophic. It is not just another injury; it is a career-altering injury, and everyone seems to understand that.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tEduardo Razo<\/a> Eduardo Razo is a sports writer for Heavy.com, covering the NFL, MLB, and college football. He has previously covered the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB for NBC Sports Washington and NBC Sports Bay Area & California, and has freelanced for PSG Talk, covering Paris Saint-Germain. He also worked as an editor at Athlon Sports, focusing on MLB and the NFL. More about Eduardo Razo<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty (Photo by Thearon W. 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