Brandon Aiyuk’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, briefly discussed the wide receiver’s meeting with the San Francisco 49ers on Friday.
“Hey, guys, to be continued,” Rosenhaus told reporters, via Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area. “We don’t have any further statements right now. But when we do, we’ll let you know.”
Aiyuk also weighed in on the situation.
“We met with the bosses, man,” Aiyuk said, per Maiocco. “Big bosses.”
The 28-year-old was placed on the reserve/left squad list by the 49ers in Dec. 2025, but applied for reinstatement on Wednesday.
Aiyuk also provided an update on his health prior to the meeting.
“I’m feeling great, feeling healthy,” Aiyuk told reporters. “It was a long recovery process, a long rehab process but I’m back to 100 percent and looking to get reinstated to the National Football League.”
He has yet to appear in a game since suffering a torn ACL, MCL and meniscus in Oct. 2024.
Aiyuk signed a four-year contract extension worth $120 million with San Francisco ahead of the 2024 season, but Michael Silver of The Athletic reported that the team voided the guaranteed money in the wideout’s deal after he “failed to attend meetings” and skipped “other team activities” following his knee injury.
ESPN’s Nick Wagoner noted that Aiyuk turning in paperwork to be reinstated is the “first step” to forcing the 49ers to trade or release him.
He doesn’t currently affect San Francisco’s salary cap since he’s on the reserve/left squad list, but the team would take on dead cap charges of $12.4 million in 2026 and $19.3 million in 2027 by releasing him (h/t Spotrac’s Michael Ginnitti).
The NFL has also informed Aiyuk that he needs to repay the 49ers roughly $13 million that he previously received in bonuses as he attempts to get reinstated.
He appeared in 69 games for San Francisco from 2020-24, recording 294 catches for 4,305 yards and 25 touchdowns.