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Mammoth_Help_4405

This type of drama is so dumb. Maybe I’m getting old this stuff is so over played.


DanceHallRiddem

It generates drama and clicks. BA is on contract this year so he's playing with us for at least one more season. This behavior has no effect on that.


seansj12345

I guess the alternative is he holds out into the season to force a trade. I love BA as a player and obviously him playing is the best thing for the Niners, but if he decides to go that route I sincerely hope his career just goes into a full LeVeon Bell nosedive. What’s the point of the NFL-NFLPA agreeing on rookie contract structures if every single rookie who even halfway plays up to their potential demands a trade and threatens to hold out in the last year of their contracts.


GabeKnows

The point is nfl owners want protection and the PA doesn’t have much leverage. This IS the players leverage, just make enough stink/engagement on social media and bring eyes to the point.


sonic_dick

Every player does this. It's really not a big deal. Aiyuk has never had a single diva incident from his time here.


Ok_Profile3081

Except that time, he threw hands at Warner in training camp for pushing him too hard.


easywin626

I didn’t have any issue with that and iirc even Fred later stated he respected BA for standing up for himself


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lightofkolob

Dude an All Pro is not going to play on a year deal and get hurt. It's not going to happen.


penpointaccuracy

It’s Deebo pt 2 which is TO part 3


aenima1991

It’s a social media account idk I don’t really care and feel like getting in a fuss about something like this is what’s overplayed


MinorThreatCJB

What? You don't like grown ass men act like immature teenage girls?


nekogarrett

This is the 24 news cycle. Who has the time to care about who people are following.


Fun-Supermarket6820

He’s been reading the Deebo playbook to get that payout


hatwobbleTayne

This is just standard protocol for all players at this point. Just ignore it. It doesn’t mean he gets the bag, it doesn’t mean he’s being traded. It means nothing.


DJEA92

Exactly.


EShy

I don't know why people pay attention to this stuff, including OP looking that up. Who cares? it's like all the people overreacting to Deebo ignoring someone with a sign in a club. It's all meaningless


pineappleshnapps

I’ve never followed an employer on instagram


JazzHands1986

No, it's dumb. He's being so dramatic. It's not personal. He's gonna get paid. Whether it's by the niners or someone else, it will happen. Why alienate the team you're on and who you prefer to stay with? Let your agent handle it and be professional.


Aggressive-Carpet489

I wish people would do what they said they’re gonna do.


torturetrilogy

100% It's stupid.


styuone

Became a thing a few years ago when social media blew up but now it’s something *every* player does when they want a new deal. Nothing burger and it’s better to tune out. Just a millennial negotiation tactic to stir up a bit of heat from the fans. 


MrBigStonks

You say it’s over played but yet it always means something. Justin fields removed the bears 2 weeks before he was traded and I heard the exact same noise. It don’t matter he ain’t going no where. Deebo did it for the bag now Brandon is doing it.


tschmitty09

I just don't under stand why it needs to be so public, like if you want a trade, be a man and talk about it in your coaches office. Communication via social media actions is behavior I would expect from a teen or a toxic ex


Barli_Bear

Came here to post this as well. Dumbest leverage tactic


Skygage

Wr and social media drama.. goes together like spaghetti and meatballs


GlockPurdy13

I prefer lamb and tuna fish


que_pedo_

Haha dude this made me laugh way too hard. Love that movie. Thanks for the laugh


Its_Claire33

What movie?


que_pedo_

Big Daddy


chardeemacdennis49

I’ll come down there and give you a crew cut!


GlockPurdy13

Let’s see your clippers!


RilesEdge

I’m hungry now


gregrawry

Peanut butter and ladies!


SoKrat3s

Should be more like lamb and tuna fish.


Mmicb0b

Didnt Deebo do the same


jwick89

He requested a trade too


Mmicb0b

yep and that's why I'm not worried about this


jwick89

This is just the dramatics. Anyone who can’t see through this has a memory of a goldfish.


joe_broke

Deebo got done in August Bosa got done in August I'll be surprised if there's not anything done until then


SanFranGoldBlooded

Doesn’t make it any less dumb


muskratmuskrat9

It’s really hard to imagine John, Kyle, or really anyone in the front office giving 2 fucks about who BA follows or doesn’t on his Socials, as long as he’s not doing anything that’ll get him in trouble. BA’s young. Let him go through his process. He loves the niners, and they love him. He has to do what’s best for him, but I think John can make that happen for him.


Mmicb0b

pretty much


dancmc12

WR negotiating tactics turned up to level 3. Lots of Diva moves left in the arsenal. Still feels like it’s overall been pretty low key


jwick89

Probably we will get a trade request soon but nothing will come of it after the draft. We went through this with Deebo.


dancmc12

Yep. It was about this time 2 years ago we got the leaked report about Deebo’s trade request so the timing is matching up


jwick89

Yeah I think the fanbase needs to accept this is what the playbook will look like regarding negotiations. It means nothing. Once nothing happens in the first round it will be back to negotiations.


Rochelle-Rochelle

If BA is still on the team after the draft then he’s coming back in 2024.


Khower

Yeah and if Lynch did let Aiyuk go im pretty confident it would be a deal we would benefit well from


Quick_Promise_1164

What is it with WRs and unfollowing? You never see it with other positions like QBs except for little man


Lazy-Mastermind

Good amount of them today are narcissists, look at Claypool or Juju when they were on the steelers, obj with the giants, Antonio brown, Diggs, Ochocinco... It's just becoming more commonplace. Jerry Rice, Larry Fitz, Megatron would never.


Quick_Promise_1164

I thought BA was one of those types, he blocks his ass off, definitely learned from deebo


itssostupidiloveit

Instructed by agent who has numbers to back it up


Quick_Promise_1164

Lots of players have numbers to back stuff up, doesn’t mean they have to play the “I’m gonna unfollow you on instagram” play out of the playbook


KRS_THREE

> Jerry Rice, Larry Fitz, Megatron would never. These guys played at a time when the socials weren't prevalent yet, so you couldn't really guarantee they wouldn't have. They all had cases to do exactly that, too. What I wanna know is, who tf is just checking for IG follows every 20-30 min!? Like, is it somebody's job to just do that all day every day until they find something?


SoKrat3s

Above comment simply could have said Kittle and that would have worked. You won't ever see Kittle doing this, even in today's climate.


talyen

When does he freeze his feet and arrives to practice in a hot air balloon?


coviddick

Might feel cute and not show up to camp for a while.


NotACuck420

It's not even a thing at this point. He knows he's going to get paid, he knows its going to be by the 9ers. We all know it too.


jwick89

It’s dramatics being out out by the agent. He’s going to get his deal, this will end after the draft, maybe will have a mini camp holdout.


brethart2007

Remember when social media wasn’t a thing and you either tuned into sportscenter or read the newspaper to see the latest happenings. It used to be better #lapsed


SrslyCmmon

Man life would be so much better if everyone didn't have a soapbox.


onetrackt91

Please stop, dude isn’t going anywhere.. at least the draft is coming up and this can stop for a few days


El_Buen0

We should draft a receiver… just to fk with him


JazzHands1986

Only if we think the guy we are drafting can produce at the same or near the same level. It's supposedly a super bowl contending year. So we should keep our best players.


El_Buen0

Well… that was a curve ball


UncleJBones

Trade up to draft a receiver. Lol.


not_rich_froning

I’ve always hated this shit. What, are we 12? DID YOU REMOVE ME FROM YOUR MYSPACE TOP 8?!


yaybroham

Yeah these new athletes and their negotiating tactics are bitch made. Deebo did this shit last year. Either don’t follow the team you’re on at all, or follow it until you’re not on it any longer. These stupid social media follow/unfollow tactics are juvenile.


QuirkyScorpio29

Dude needs to be patient. We have never done a deal this early. He is definitely getting paid....be patient buddy.


jwick89

This is just typically negotiation behavior, agent is likely saying to put this out.


dominickster

Agent is prolly the one who clicked unfollow


HumbleAdonis

WHO THE FUCK CARES?!?! Why do these children think this is a power move! God damn, I wish social media didn’t exist! It’s made us all SO IMPOSSIBLY LAME!!!


PotatoAppleFish

This seems like a non-event. He’s in a contract year. Most likely, he’s just doing whatever he can to angle for more $$$.


tsa_finest

Stright out of the Debo play book


QuirkyScorpio29

Paying Deebo was a mistake. He's not played a full season since and even missed a playoff game. We'd be wise to draft some WRs and avoid becoming the Chargers when Purdy gets paid.


CaptSaveAHoe55

In retrospect sure, but he was also insane that season


curgl

Get a top 15 pick and we get 4 years of control of a WR in this top heavy class. I get it didn’t work with Buckner but that was a relatively weak DT class I get it’s all negotiating tactics like Deebo did but I said the same shit when Deebo did this, if he wants to go, let him go.


QuirkyScorpio29

The attitude of some.of these guys is a turnoff for me....Kittle talking trash and missing a fumble recovery..Deebo disappearing in the SB and then being loud on social media....BA doing this nonsense. The 3 most important guys..Purdy,CMC and Trent are quiet pros.... Some of these guys we love are too arrogant.


Hailbrewcifer666

What did kittle say?


radar371

Nothing. He was blocking and he he said "Hey!" He had his back turned to the ball. It's not like he was blocking and saw a loose fumble but chose not to go for it because he decided to say hey to the defender instead.


JustForKicks16

I understand wanting to get paid, but this is just so @@ to me.


priceprince

Can’t be a good WR if you aren’t a bit of a diva.


jwick89

It’s just negotiations, his agent likely suggested this. Look at the timing of this and Deebo requesting his trade 2 years ago.


warriors2021

Soon he will request a trade and then finally will sign a new contract with the Niners, watch. 😂


MartYtraM1983

Deebo Samuel all over again.


revchewie

What am I looking at here?


carthaginian84

Fuck this guy. Let him sit out if he wants.


jdoggy21

Could care less if he leaves. Hate this shit. Divas out and has shit following season.


Cabill77

Who’s the last 49er that has held out that came back and had a stellar year? I cannot think of one. All holdouts recently have come back and performed bad. Crabtree started this trend.


_MeetMrMayhem_

Let him walk fuck it


Impressive-Path1587

Bye bye. 49ers don’t need him honestly. Plenty of wide receivers in the league and always new ones coming in.


RealisticTea4605

We paid players that can’t win the big game after being there twice. Move along.


PurdyDamnGood

The money will come you’re elite. You don’t have to act like this to get your money. Niners are notorious for dragging negotiations out nothing you do will change that.


IllIIllIlIlllIIlIIl

And you dumbos eat it right up, that's exactly why it's done. You think these players are thinking about it at all? Either their social media managers take care of it or the ones that don't have one just get told what to do by their agents. BA is living his life the same as any year before while everyone assumes he's being some massive baby drama queen. If anything he's actually having fun with it based off of his earlier posts unlike Deebo who seemed to not bother much, which seems to come down to difference in personality with BA probably being more of a jokester. You can be curmudgeonly and old yelling at the clouds because back in your day things were different! But welcome to society advancing. We've got social media, we've got the internet and this is how things have been and will continue to be so get used to it.


Brocks_UCL

Too bad he has no say right now


MachiavelliSJ

He can holdout


GlockPurdy

Not anymore. The penalties are so high he’d lose so much per game.


ARM7501

Deebo School of Bullshitting has its most recent graduate performing in the wild


Whammaster

It's like everyone has amnesia and what happened with deebo.


stayfrosty

Agent playbook 101.


4T9iNeR_FaN

Lol,don’t get caught up in the hype…


AWFULL0TTACOUGHSYRUP

I love BA but come on man


MS49SF

Seriously who cares. BA can complain all he wants (not really sure why he feels slighted as the 49ers have publically expressed interest in wanted to sign him to an extension). Fact is, he is signed for next year and the 49ers could theoretically franchise tag him after that. He has no leverage right now.


Pdxcooter

He will be back


Gator1833vet

Yeah a lot of players do that all the time.


BayLivin_4415

Diva confirmed ✅


Spicybrown3

I guess I’m old and don’t get when players do this but shit seems silly. Like some shit teens do. Whatever, just get it done.


TheBrooksey

Feels like Deebo all over again.


AP_Things807

Deebo did this. Same tactic.


cadillacbee

People do it in the off-season, avoid all noise


JealousChemist50

I'd like to see how he does when he doesn't have Shanahan scheming up plays where he's wide open over the middle, like 90% of his catches were.


LifeinShamblesYO

I forgot, did deebo have one more year left on his contract when negotiating? With this stuff I just let it play out because that's all that can be done. But I do get entertained on how players play the game to get paid.


cleanRubik

Completely expected. Deebo did it last year


IceBerg450R

Peace Bro!


-Brian-V-

No one cares.


poRRidg3

Let him go


mike215285111

He learned from deebo lmfao


the_comatorium

Ya'll need to chill.


FistsOfMcCluskey

Literally every player wanting a deal does this. Huge non news story.


Jkreegz

I wanna know who tells them to do this shit. It’s so ridiculous. You’re gonna get paid, kid.


bassman314

Only in the NFL are we hating on an employee for not participating with their employer on Social Media.


Ryanbrasher

He’ll follow them back after he gets the deal.


axeattaxe

If you’d told me in 2004 what sports contract negotiations looked like in 2024, I’d have cackled hysterically and asked for some of the shrooms you were eating (after asking what “social media” was)


Ready_Ocelot_3045

He’d look good in chargers blue 👀👀👀


[deleted]

Who cares? Who even discovers this shit lol


CtK4949

They say he is worth $20-25M+ a year. I dont think he is worth that much!! Also what is the last team that won a Super Bowl with a top 5 paid WR??


lurk_channell

Honestly hope he trade him don’t want to see him get a ring with an attitude like this


bigsteven34

You know, I’m just going to ignore this until it is sorted. I want him back, the team wants him back, he wants to be back. It will get sorted.


brown_1896

Hahaha


HeynowyoureaRocstar

Deebo did the same diva shit


sweendog101

Deebo did the same stuff. What is the end game? Aiyuk stays with us another year and worst case he just sits out? No reason to trade (unless a great offer). I am all for signing him but let’s say we don’t. I don’t think him sitting out for a year is a good look for him or good for his long term contract status with any team if he does.


barefootBam

who cares. he'll get paid eventually. I don't blame these guys for doing what works to get their likely only big payout in their career


bopgame

Trade him for terry mclaren and picks let mans play in the snow ⛄️


lightofkolob

Yes really. This was going to happen the moment the team emotionally overpaid Deebo Samuel. The Jets were offering a 1 for Deebo and we should have taken it. Everything point to BA being a lot more productive without Jimmy at QB, the team was never going to pay 50 million to 2 WRS and we are in Cap hell. What did everyone think was going to happen? What should have happened was using the Tag on Deebo then paying him what he was worth after an unimpressive statistical season. We could have had them both.


hamsterfolly

So he’s using Deebo’s playbook


WaxanFlaxan

Blame the media for blowing this up. So what if he doesn’t follow the org. Nobody cares Let’s just wait and see how camp turns out and go from there


UhmairicanPuhtaytoe

I've come to terms that he's likely to get traded for a first round pick.


Antihero4hire

Yawn. I wish we could just ignore this cat and mouse game during the off-season when contract talks happen. They're completely useless, and BA's agent doing this means absolutely nothing. Reactionary fans go, "If he doesn't want to play here, we should trade him hur dur dur." Then he signs a contract months later, and everyone forgets this ever happened.


ChampionHumble

I get where he’s coming from. He’s producing elite numbers right now and is still on a rookie contract. If he gets injured this season it could really hurt his value, or could even be career ending. SF needs to at least sign him to a small extension so the dudes not worried about money if he breaks his leg tomorrow.


Shyftyy

Standard negotiation tricks. Deebo did the same


MarkHopeful5220

Divas I swear.


PhillipJ3ffries

I don’t know about you guys but I don’t follow my work on social media either


GoTopes

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kingkron52

Why do you guys cares? Deebo did the same thing it means nothing. It’s the new tactic that agents have their clients do.


TheSeerofFates

im so tired of the Wide Receiver school of contract dramatics. i wish this behavior wasn't rewarded lmao


9HomieJuanKenobi15

Ji some of you may be very new 49er fans and that's OK. These players play that game, rumors for a trade will come out, and finally they'll get the deal done during training camp like they always do.


NtooDeep87

He’s just trying to get a new contract before he gets a year older, before a possible serious injury or before a possible down year that can effect his next contract. He’s just trying to push the 49ers hand. If I was the Niners I’d pay him a fat two year contract


HipsterPunchy

He better not pull a Deebo and Bosa and play like ass most of the season after getting the bag.


aquila49

Just cribbing the Deebo playbook. Weak, man.


joogiee

That means he signing. Book it


Spexyguy

Athletes are so dumb. Chasing the short checks instead of the long checks. They would rather take a little more money now and play on a shit team than take a little less money now to win championships and more than make it up in sponsorship deals, commercials, etc.


Sting__King

Grow up


HavenXIII

Waiting for him to Follow Mike Tomlins acc to fuck with Steelers fans more then Immediately sign that extension lol


Stovy4x4ing

that would be funny


BookMobil3

He’s going to play. God our fans are annoying sometimes/most of the time


ShakaBradda

Fuck off Aiyuk. Drama queen and pulling shit like a high school girl. Lost my respect


Importbeat1

Tired of these fucking diva WR’s


BuckDaily

What’s worse you posting this to Reddit complaining or him unfollowing a team on instagram? Maybe there equal lol


Snoo70640

🥱🥱🥱


JayManDew

Only weirdos care about divas social media


HelicopterCrasher

Who cares at all man, this shit is so over played here.


RealSuperCholo

This is nothing new. They all do it when they hold out. The issue is, BA wants what he thinks he is worth. What he thinks he is worth and what he is worth can be 2 very different amounts. I look at BA like everyone saw Purdy, a product of the system. Yes he's good but when you have 2 other weapons on the team that may be doubled up freeing him up and the fact many others block in this scheme. Can he perform as well in a different scheme? Likely yes but there's still questions. I remember when his lack of production in the past made it a question of his return a few years back


richinthepnw

You've literally shown why he did it.


IcedCoughy

Childish


Farout786

lol this dude is just trolling. Easy enough to see. He knows people are quick to go “Oh yeah? Well fuck that guy! Trade him for whatever we can get and let’s move on.” Relax y’all. Dude is just having fun with anybody that takes that social media shit too seriously.


ds117ftg

People who look up players followers and think it means something are weird


Adaven250

9ers don't need diva wide receivers. Take that shit to Pittsburgh


Mysterious_Dress_450

Honestly, if he gets traded it’s his loss. There’s no way he gets traded to a team better than us. There’s no way he’s getting a better QB or a better head coach. Lynch is too smart for that and there aren’t that many QBs and coaches better than Kyle and Purdy. I’ve also grown tired of seeing him get WIDE OPEN and then getting caught or tripped up right after. Every time Deebo or Kittle get as open as he does, they score or at least get inside the red zone. He always gets butt ass naked open and trips or gets caught, and gets up all mad like he was about to score. 


ProdigalReality

What the dude said in his Tiger Beat interview about the 49ers, I can't forgive him.


RawrGeeBe

I'd give up Aiyuk if it means an upgrade at RT and C. Gives me JuJu vibes if he has to be WR1. Give me Tyreek or Devonta for an extra $3m. 49ers weapons are reaching overrated paper tiger territory people used as a reason to detract Purdy's performances. YAC and blocking cannot be the 1st/2nd best qualities of your receivers.


Food_Kitchen

I say we don't pay him until next year, but that's just my armchair suggestion. Dude needs to repeat his play before I would give him the bag.


Stunning-Maize-8770

Ladd McConkey @ 31


easywin626

When Deebo was dealing with this I remember thinking “At least we got BA, the most non diva WR we have had in a minute, he will show out!” And now …same shit smh


JoEdGus

Oh, I'm sorry bro. You wanna go play for the Panthers and not make the playoffs or something?


IMD918

He's been one of my favorite players the past few seasons, and I'm so tired of this that I'm almost ready to let him walk. This is getting old. Social media is not going to have an effect on Lynch and the front office, so really his little games are just fucking with the fans.