Over the course of the last week, the hot trade rumor for surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers has been the possibility of acquiring WR Brandon Aiyuk from the San Francisco 49ers. There were a number of reasons for the rumor, but chief among them was Aiyuk tweeting at Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin about a photo circulating on social media that shows a striking similarity in their appearances. Per ESPN’s Nick Wagoner 49ers GM John Lynch shut down any possibility of a trade.
“GM John Lynch again says there have been no trade discussions and the team does not intend to trade WR Brandon Aiyuk,” Wagoner wrote, paraphrasing what Lynch said to the media.