PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers are serious about acquiring a veteran wide receiver for Russell Wilson to throw to and George Pickens to work with. To this point, Brandon Aiyuk has been the name to watch, but NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport says things aren’t going as smoothly as believed.
Speaking on NFL Total Access, Rapoport said the San Francisco 49ers have received multiple phone calls about an Aiyuk trade, but to this point, none have been entertained.
Now, as far as the trade request, I would agree with his agent. There has been no trade request,” Rapoport said. “Obviously there have been some teams though who know that all is not well and know that he wants a contract extension. Some receiver-needy teams have acquired over the last several months to see if he could be available. To my knowledge, the 49ers have not entertained any of those talks.
