​Former NFL receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh isn’t backing off his stance on Brandon Aiyuk, and he’s now pouring cold water on the receiver’s stated preference to land with the Washington Commanders.Houshmandzadeh, who served as Aiyuk’s personal wide receivers coach, has spent months publicly airing his frustration with his former client. Now, Houshmandzadeh is questioning whether Aiyuk plays again at all.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement”I would not be surprised if we never see him play football again. It would not surprise me,” he said.But I’m almost certain he ain’t going to the [Washington] Commanders. That ain’t going to happen.”Houshmandzadeh’s criticism for Aiyuk’s actions date back to December 2025, when the 49ers placed Aiyuk on the reserve/left squad list after voiding the guaranteed money in his four-year, $120 million extension. Houshmandzadeh said then that Aiyuk would “regret” walking away from that money and later when he told the “Speakeasy” podcast that any team signing Aiyuk needed to be careful. By late June, with Aiyuk publicly campaigning for a release to sign with Washington, Houshmandzadeh escalated further, saying Commanders general manager Adam Peters “should be fired” the day he signs Aiyuk and warning that Aiyuk would bring the same dysfunction to a new building.With all of Aiyuk’s recent social media antics continuing to bubble over, Houshmandzadeh appears ready to call it a career for the former 49ers first-rounder. Aiyuk remains on the 49ers’ roster, and would need to apply for reinstatement to be released or traded.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMeanwhile, general manager John Lynch has already made clear that the organization considers his time in San Francisco over. So, whether Aiyuk’s 49ers career is over or not remains unresolved.This article originally appeared on Niners Wire: Ex-NFL WR doubts Brandon Aiyuk ever plays football again