Patriots insider highlights how 49ers and New England can win big from Brandon Aiyuk trade
Brandon Aiyuk has requested a trade from the 49ers, and one Patriots Insider believes that he has found the perfect spot for the wide receiver. New England will begin this season with a new coach and rookie quarterback, Drake Maye. Andrew Callahan believes that adding the San Francisco wideout will be perfect for the Patriots.
He based that on knowing that Brandon Aiyuk is coming off two straight seasons of 1000-yards or more. However, the complicating factor is that the 49ers will probably ask for a first-round pick for a player like him.
That's where Andrew Callahan thinks he has the perfect trade figured out. He believes the Patriots could ask the 49ers to send Brandon Aiyuk and their first-round pick to them for 2025 in exchange for their first-round pick. He gave his reasoning for why he thinks it's a win-win agreement.
He said that because the Patriots are expected to pick high in the first round next year and the 49ers are expected to make it to the later stages of the playoffs, there's a significant difference in their first-rounders. If we apply the same scenario for 2024, New England would have sent the third overall pick insteaad of the 31st.
Even if Brandon Aiyuk drastically improves the Patriots, Callahan pointed out that still there will be a difference between the Patriots picking around the eighth pick and the 49ers doing so around the 27th or 28th spot. Flipping them around might be enough for San Francisco to agree to send the wide receiver to New England.
Should Brandon Aiyuk join the Patriots from the 49ers?
Brandon Aiyuk should be wary of joining the Patriots even if the opportunity arises. New England is embarking on a new era with a new coach and a new quarterback.
It's not yet where they can regularly chase championships like the 49ers can. He also needs to remember that Brock Purdy is a quarterback who complemented him, but that might not be the case with Drake Maye.
Somewhere like the Washington Commanders, where he has a college compatriot in Jayden Daniels in situ, might be a better option. Even some place like the New York Jets with a veteran quarterback like Aaron Rodgers might make sense. But at the moment, he might want to think hard about going to the Patriots after leaving a Super Bowl-caliber team like the 49ers.