Brandon Aiyuk Says 49ers 'Lied' and Calls Out Team for Voiding Contract Guarantees amid Injury Rehab

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk is continuing to voice his frustrations on social media as he tries to force his way off the team.

Aiyuk announced on his Instagram story that he won't be applying for reinstatement with the 49ers, asserting that the team lied about its timeline to void his contract guarantees while he was recovering from a torn ACL and MCL.

"When the news finally came out that my guarantees were voided in November," Aiyuk wrote, "the team continued to lie to the media/fan base acting as if that was not a decision that was made in July."

49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan announced the decision to void Aiyuk's remaining guarantees during a Nov. 22 press conference, but he didn't get into the specifics of what led to the move. However, he did say at the time that the franchise made the decision back in July.

"That was information that I found out in July, and kind of dealt with it then," Shanahan said (3:10 mark). "To me, the contract stuff and guarantees and things like that are irrelevant to my relationship with the player and my relationship with our team and what we're trying to do this year. I know I went through that stuff and talked to him a lot about it back in July, but since July, it's been all about this season and hoping he would get healthy, and he's been working to get healthy. I've been waiting for him to come back when he's healthy."

Shanahan's patience never paid off, as Aiyuk sat out the entire 2025 season amid his injury recovery. 49ers general manager John Lynch announced in January, "It's safe to say he's played his last snap with the Niners."

Since then, Aiyuk has taken to social media to call for San Francisco to cut him or trade him. He expressed interest in joining the Washington Commanders, but he seems to have burned that bridge when he called out quarterback Jayden Daniels in a rant over the weekend.

Aiyuk's latest comments likely won't do anything to force San Francisco's hand, so he will have to continue waiting it out before his departure from the team is finalized.