The San Francisco 49ers’ biggest problem heading into training camp is one that most other teams would likely sign up for without hesitation.
The 49ers have two top-10-caliber receivers and likely not enough cap space to keep both for much longer.
San Francisco locked up 28-year-old Deebo Samuel to a three-year, $71.5 million deal last offseason, and 26-year-old Brandon Aiyuk is likely looking for a deal that tops that one this offseason.
Because it’s unlikely the 49ers can afford to keep two $23M-per-year WRs on their roster, SI.com’s Albert Breer believes the team will likely be forced to pick which of the two they want to keep either this year or next.
“I don’t think both those guys are going to be on the team long-term, and I do think that their futures with the Niners are relative to one another and really kind of center on the way the Aiyuk contract negotiation goes,” Breer recently said on “The Rich Eisen Show.” “But I do think that if it were up to Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch, ideally, I think they’d like to have Aiyuk on their roster long-term. And if that means trading Deebo, then I think they’d be okay with that.”
