Brandon Aiyuk has been reinstated, placing the next move squarely with the San Francisco 49ers.
The NFL restored the 49ers wide receiver from the reserve/left squad list on Monday. In conjunction with the reinstatement, the league granted San Francisco a two-week roster exemption, creating a window for the team to determine Aiyuk’s future.
The 49ers face an immediate deadline. If Aiyuk remains on the roster by Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. ET, he becomes owed a game check for the current week.
According to the Player Personnel Manual, time spent on the reserve/left squad list tolled his 2025 salary. As a result, he is set to return to the $1.17 million base salary from 2025, while his $26.015 million salary for 2026 is pushed to 2027.
The exemption also gives San Francisco a path to trade Aiyuk. An acquiring team would secure him for the remainder of the season at just $585,000 in non-guaranteed compensation.
The 49ers may keep Aiyuk on the roster as an additional player through Monday, November 23.
It remains unclear whether Aiyuk agreed to refund past bonus money to the 49ers as a condition of his reinstatement. Should San Francisco trade or release him, the team would forfeit its ability to recoup those funds from Aiyuk.
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