Brandon Aiyuk has villainized himself among not only San Francisco 49ers fans, but the entire NFL community this offseason because of his unhinged social media activity.However, the contempt toward Aiyuk will likely reach a new level after sports fans see what he posted to his Instagram story on July 13.Brandon Aiyuk sitting on the bench during a San Francisco 49ers game. Getty ImagesAiyuk initially posted a video of him feeding raw chicken to his two dogs (which is unsafe in and of itself). The next video showed him feeding what looked to be sardines in oil to the two dogs, which was captioned “Post workout”.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe third video showed Aiyuk bringing the oil-soaked paper bowl down to his dogs for them to lick. After one dog initially licked the bowl, Aiyuk tried to bring it over to the other dog for their turn, but the first dog wanted to keep licking.Brandon Aiyuk feeding his dogs from a bowl, per his Instagram story (@brandonaiyuk). Instagram/@BrandonAiyukThis prompted Aiyuk to strongly nudge the first dog in the neck, causing it to jerk backwards. While doing this, Aiyuk said, “Watch out! N**** move!”A few seconds later, Aiyuk appeared to kick this first dog once again in the head for no reason before throwing the paper bowl at his feet. This whole video has been reposted on social media and is sparking strong backlash.Brandon Aiyuk appearing to kick his dog. Instagram/@BrandonAiyukIt is illegal to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain upon an animal in all 50 states, and it could be prosecuted as a misdemeanor or a felony depending on severity.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementTherefore, this could turn into an even bigger story if someone sees this kick and decides that Aiyuk should be prosecuted because of it.It’s hard to imagine that Aiyuk could have done anything more to jeopardize his NFL career, but that’s exactly what he has done with this video.
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