49ers and Commanders Could Make Another WR Trade

The San Francisco 49ers satisfied the request of receiver Deebo Samuel by trading him to the Washington Commanders in March. The Niners inherited draft capital for a player who fans were disappointed in after another season failing to reach his All-Pro pedigree from a few seasons ago.

Samuel wasn't the only receiver to have difficulties with the franchise in recent years. Last offseason, Brandon Aiyuk stretched his contract holdout all the way through preseason games before eventually signing a four-year $120 million deal to stay in the Bay Area.

Aiyuk is now back on the sidelines this offseason ... but for a different reason.

He is sitting out OTAs because he suffered a torn ACL in Week 7 last season, and the expectation is that he'll be forced to miss his second straight training camp. While Aiyuk has been present and reportedly encouraging his teammates during workouts, he could be expressing contradicting thoughts away from the practice field.

There are also rumors that Aiyuk is upset with the 49ers organization - for reasons unknown - and may prefer to play somewhere else.

He posted a picture to his Instagram story of an iconic shot of Hall of Famer Terrell Owens working out in his driveway. The original photo was taken when Owens was in an argument with his then Philadelphia Eagles team that led to an ugly situation and him being released soon after.

Is Aiyuk insinuating a similar message? Or is this a roll out of some sort of trade request?

That's up for interpretation, but it happens to align with another awkward situation involving a receiver on the ... you guessed it, Washington Commanders. And no, it's not Deebo.

Washington's All-Pro veteran Terry McLaurin is exercising a holdout from Commanders OTAs amidst his contract negotiations. If this standoff continues, he could desire a move, as well.

Putting these two stories together, Chase Senior of Chat Sports proposes a trade of Aiyuk for McLaurin straight up.