The forthcoming Brandon Aiyuk exit from the San Francisco 49ers has been televised — at least on Instagram.Aiyuk and the 49ers are embroiled in a dramatic, messy exit, with the wide receiver seemingly having played his last down in San Francisco. Aiyuk has made as much clear, with numerous rants, posts and disparaging remarks about his soon-to-be former organization hitting social media throughout the offseason.With training camps set to open in coming weeks, Aiyuk remains on the 49ers roster, something that was somewhat unexpected given his demeanor towards his employer.Aiyuk added to his social media exploits on July 18, with the wide receiver taking aim at his head coach once again.”Coach want me back so I can draw all the coverage and make it easy for the guys that remind him of himself back in his heyday,” he posted on his Instagram story, with a thumbs down emoji, a man emoji and a garbage can emoji.Here’s how the Aiyuk saga has unfolded across phone screens this offseason:June 6: Aiyuk posts photo wearing Commanders hatAs if there was any doubt which team Aiyuk had his eye on whenever his post-49ers career gets underway, he put that to rest with an Instagram story in which he was wearing a Washington Commanders cap.Aiyuk seemingly has his eyes on a reunion with quarterback Jayden Daniels, with whom he was a teammate with Arizona State in 2019.June 6: Aiyuk posts lengthy rant on IG storyHours after the hat photo hit Instagram, Aiyuk went on a minute-plus long rant, seemingly about the 49ers, but didn’t explicitly name the organization.The wide receiver references that the team is “scared,” but declines to speak in specifics as to what that might mean.”The truth is, they’re scared,” Aiyuk said. “They’re scared. They know how I get. They’re gonna say, ‘Oh yeah, BA did this. BA did that.’ You know that (expletive). Allegedly. Allegedly. But what they’re not gonna say is, ‘BA sucks at football,’ because they know how I get.””Man, stop running from the belt,” Aiyuk added. “The belt coming.”MORE: 4 reasons Commanders might take risk on Brandon Aiyuk despite messy 49ers exitJune 9: Aiyuk slams ‘dumb’ 49ersIn the next salvo against his employer, Aiyuk took to Instagram to blame the team for, what he feels, is their own financial miscalculations. Referencing the fact that the 49ers voided guaranteed money in his contract thanks to the communication breakdown with the team, Aiyuk says the team is “stupid and dumb” for the way they handled his contract situation.”You wanna know why they’re really mad though?” Aiyuk said. “They’re mad because they’re stupid and dumb. They’re mad that they paid me $50 million in eight months and then voided my guarantees for 2027. And I’m about to be on a new team in 2027.”While Aiyuk mentions 2027, he’s likely referring to the guarantees in his contract which remained for 2026.June 27: Aiyuk deems 49ers a ‘bum-(expletive) team’On Saturday, June 27, Aiyuk strengthened his stance with some strong language for the 49er
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