York Shuts Down Aiyuk Trade to Browns

0:00On April 1st, San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York just shut down any trade buzz for wide receiver brand in Ayyuk to the Cleveland Browns. York set straight up he wants Ayyuk back on the field with the team after they signed him to a 4-year, $120 million deal last. August, this comes after months of signals that Ayyuk's days in San Francisco were numbered. Earlier this year, the 49ers General Manager John Lynch basically admitted they might par ways. Back two off seasons ago, the Browns had a trade framework ready, but Ayyuk didn't see Cleveland as a top spot, so it fizzled out. The Browns are hurting at wide receiver, with one of the league's weakest groups beyond Jerry Judy. Fans there were hoping Ayyuk's rough patch ACL and MCO tears midway through last season, plus some off-field drama, might make him available as a fixer upper project. Now, head coach Kyle Shanahan keeps talking like Ayyuk won't be around, sending mixed messages from the top.

1:01York's comments put the Browns back on the outside looking in. Still, with that fractured relationship between Ayyuk and the 49ers, anything could shift before it's all said in stone.