Brandon Aiyuk to return to 49ers’ facility Friday afternoon, reportedly discussing forfeiture of $13 million bonus

Wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk’s attempt at an NFL comeback is underway — though it’s not entirely clear if he’ll be able to pull it off.

More than two years after his last NFL snap, Aiyuk is pushing to make his way back, starting by hiring agent Drew Rosenhaus this week. Next up will be trying to make nice with the San Francisco 49ers, resolving a year-long saga in order to let Aiyuk join another team.

Rosenhaus told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that he and Aiyuk will meet with the team at the 49ers’ facility at 3 p.m. on Friday. “We will put our best foot forward and go from there,” Rosenhaus told Schefter.

A potential wrinkle in that plan, though, is that Aiyuk owes the team around $13 million in bonus forfeiture as a result of the saga, per The Ringer’s Tom Pelissero. The NFL Management Council and NFL Players Association are involved in trying to find a resolution, which could include an agreement to pay the money back, or potential arbitration, per Pelissero.

Brandon Aiyuk owes the 49ers around $13 million in bonus forfeiture, per @TomPelissero.

The amount complicates his efforts to secure his release by reporting to the team facility on Friday as the NFL Management Council and NFLPA work to resolve the situation. pic.twitter.com/yMFWGYTW41

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Aiyuk missed the entire 2025 season with an ACL and MCL tear sustained in October 2024. But the real drama began last November, as the 49ers voided the receiver’s 2026 contract guarantees after Aiyuk’s relationship with the team became increasingly strained. In January, San Francisco general manager John Lynch said that Aiyuk had played his last snap with the Niners.

In June, Aiyuk continued to publicly ask the team to cut him so he could sign somewhere else, specifically the Washington Commanders. In a videoo, the receiver said that he would never step foot in the 49ers’ facility again; he also claimed that he had fired his agent.

Now, with Rosenhaus leading Aiyuk’s negotiations, the receiver will hope to finally get his new start elsewhere.

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