San Francisco 49ers Lose Prominent Wide Receiver To Houston Texans in Startling Trade Proposal
There’s no denying that the San Francisco 49ers have the best roster in the NFL.
Because they have excellent playmakers on both sides of the ball, a lot of people think they are the favorites to win the Super Bowl this year.
The record for most Pro Bowlers in a single season could be broken by the San Francisco 49ers in 2023. Currently, that figure is 12.
In theory, the 49ers could still have twelve players selected for the Pro Bowl; they would simply not go. If the 49ers were eliminated from the Super Bowl, however, their chances of having 12 players selected for the Pro Bowl would be significantly higher because the NFC representative would not be sending any players to the Pro Bowl.
As you can see, fifteen Niners players are among the top ten vote-getters in their respective categories. These are their NFC ranks.
- C Jake Brendel (2nd in NFC)
- CB Charvarius Ward (2nd in NFC)
- CB Deommodore Lenoir (4th in NFC)
- DE Chase Young (2nd in NFC)
- DT Arik Armstead (3rd in NFC)
- FS Tashaun Gipson (3rd in NFC)
- OG Aaron Banks (2nd in NFC)
- OG Spencer Burford (4th in NFC)
- ILB Dre Greenlaw (3rd in NFC)
- K Jake Moody (4th in NFC)
- OLB Oren Burks (6th in NFC)
- RS Ray-Ray McCloud (3rd in NFC)
- OT Colton McKivitz (6th in NFC)
- WR Brandon Aiyuk (5th in NFC)
- WR Deebo Samuel (6th in NFC)
Six 49ers players are among the top three earners in the NFL for their respective positions.
Nine of their players make between $34 million and $13.5 million a year.
Undoubtedly, this is a team with a lot of well compensated star power.
The 49ers also have the most salary-cap room of any team in the NFL, and it’s not even close, following a series of recent contract modifications to reallocate some cash.
Based on data from the NFL Players Association, the 49ers are currently $41.2 million under the $224.8 million salary cap set by the league. The Arizona Cardinals, with a $14 million cap cushion, are next with $34 million in cap space, followed by the Cleveland Browns.
The goal, according to general manager John Lynch, is to position the San Francisco 49ers for success going forward with the recent contract restructurings of Arik Armstead, Trent Williams, and George Kittle.
Their greatest extravagance? Behind Sam Darnold and Brandon Allen, 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is the third highest paid player on the team and is ranked 81st in the league with an annual salary of $934,253. He is a strong candidate to win the 2023 NFL Offensive MVP award.
The 49ers need to figure out a method to account for the future cap numbers of players like Williams, Armstead, Kittle, Nick Bosa, Fred Warner, Deebo Samuel, Javon Hargrave, Christian McCaffrey, Charvarius Ward, and others if they hope to retain the core of their squad.
A trade proposal from the San Francisco 49ers sends Brandon Aiyuk to the Houston Texans.
The 49ers’ ultimate goal is to retain all of their existing stars, but with so many players needing pay, that won’t be possible.
Although it would be better to come to a long-term agreement sooner rather than later and the two parties don’t even appear to be in negotiations right now, there were rumors in early September that John Lynch and the 49ers brass would try to extend Aiyuk.
His most recent campaign, which featured 78 receptions for 1,015 yards and eight touchdowns, is now behind him. After a productive training camp, AIYUK appeared poised to become one of the best receivers in the league.
The 49ers selected his fifth-year option, so he will play for a fully guaranteed $14.1 million in salary the following season.
With 1,203 yards, Brandon Aiyuk is currently eighth among all wide receivers in the NFL and has already eclipsed his totals from the previous season. In addition to his six touchdowns, he ranks eighth in the NFL with an average of 18.5 yards per catch.
However, with Aiyuk putting up significant results in back-to-back seasons, there has been talk that he may be in high demand from trading partners in 2019.
The Houston Texans, who have added rookie quarterback CJ Stroud and new head coach DeMeco Ryans, think Aiyuk might be their No. 1 wideout and the key to their success. Here are the six most startling NFL deals of the offseason.
The Houston Texans and San Francisco 49ers have proposed a deal.
First-round, fifth-round, and fourth-round picks in 2024, 2025, and 2026 are awarded to the 49ers.
WR Brandon Aiyuk, a 2024 seventh-round pick, is acquired by the Texans.
Graziano talked about a trio of receivers: Brandon Aiyuk, Tee Higgins, and Stefon Diggs. Aiyuk is most likely the one of the three who has the greatest desire to stick with his club.
With his No. 1 job and his apparent excellent rapport with the quarterback and the squad, Aiyuk is an intriguing name.
The 49ers are already paying Deebo Samuel like a top pick, which is the issue. His three-year, $71 million agreement still has a significant amount of guaranteed money left, and the Niners will field five players that cost more than $20 million in salary the following season.
The team might choose to ignore the matter because Aiyuk still has one season left on his deal, but doing so would reduce their return and damage the receiver’s trade value.
Based on the 2020 deal that sent Stefon Diggs to the Buffalo Bills, this trade compensation was made. Diggs was 26 years old and had just finished his best year to date when he was traded.
Aiyuk will be precisely where he was before. From the Texans’ perspective, it resembles the trade made by the Eagles to acquire A.J. Brown. They would be acquiring C.J. Stroud, their young quarterback, an excellent receiver to go along with Tank Dell.Aiyuk would be an improvement over Nico Collins, who is a free agent. With ties to the 49ers, offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik should have no trouble figuring out how to utilize the receiver to his full potential.
Given the Texans’ offer of draft capital in this transaction, there’s a good chance Lynch, Shanahan, and company would bite to keep adding players to their roster.
