Brandon Aiyuk, Trent Williams Talk Future with the 49ers

Published: Sep 02, 2024 Duration: 00:23:53 Category: Sports

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WR Brandon Aiyuk congratulations what was this whole ordeal like for you how much did it weigh on you over these last last few LS thank you uh a lot a bunch but feeling good right now feeling light now Brandon why did it take so long it just was laborious and it was tough to cover from this side why did it take so long from your perspective just trying to make sure we got to the right spot just trying to make sure that everything was covered to make sure that we were good on both sides was there ever a time in this that you thought you were going to be playing somewhere else I don't think there was times where I had to kind of you know get my mind right um for that being a possibility yeah how do you go about getting your mind right in that situation what do you mean about just being just being open to whatever may be whatever it may be but ultimately you you wanted to stay here like how much was that kind of the driving force between you know getting itting it done yeah it's easy to say that now ultimately yeah um I want to be in this position right here that I'm in right now standing here talking to y'all but like I said every day was different negotiation every day is different and uh just fallowing my my heart and myself in each day and that led to here today this is part of the game right but all through preseason Neo kind of came in and said he was always trying to talk to this you been through the process itself how did that kind of help you over the time and course of contract negotiations and then now to be back in the locker room with your guys how has that you know chemistry been yeah I was talking to I talked to I talked to George I talked to Bosa a lot I talked to Deo a lot um just trying to figure out certain things get their feeli for certain things um and just being able to talk with them through the process um was huge but also just being able to see them be around them every single day um for now just inserting myself right back in it seemed like there was no progress for months and months and months what do you think push this over the Finish Line uh like Kyle says two sides want to get it done in terms of conditioning stamina and just being ready to play Monday against the Jets ready to go is there anything you would you know it obviously worked out but is there anything you would tell yourself something that you know now that you maybe didn't know months ago when this all began uh no not right now not right now uh but maybe the next time around I'll have some some uh advice for myself down the road I assume maybe if you just kind of have quiet maybe be plan on your fifth year option did you kind of understand you might have to be a squeaky wheel um stir things up maybe just a little uh order get some momentum this yeah a little bit Yeah a squeaky wheel um that has to be silent sometimes no whenn and squeak uh just that whole balance but yeah how did you that balance um just leaning on my faith just like I said fallowing my heart certain days just being who I am being true to myself you've obviously known Ricky for quite sometime what was it like the high of Thursday and Friday and then with with what happened to Ricky in the city yeah that was a um a very traumatic experience for all involved um just super happy super happy that he's alive we're able to see him and talk to him um but definitely definitely not the news I was looking forward to on that day um but by the grace of God he's still here with us um and we're praying for him we love him and just wishing him a speed recovery like at the party when when he was able to FaceTime with you guys I didn't I wasn't I wasn't there at that point so I didn't get to talk to him on FaceTime I got to talk to John earlier that day um John was with them but I didn't I didn't I missed the FaceTime you're just coming back in start practicing again Trent just came in obviously what happened with Ricky is going to make a lot of people think about some things we got the regular season coming up is is this team mentally are you there are you ready to be jump off right away into this season I guess we'll see where he's just asked correting but you got engaged recently yes ma'am so being that that took place throughout this process you got a contract behind you do you feel like you know it's a high time to go into week one against a big team and with a lot of hype around that game how do you kind of feel going into yeah I feel like that kind of goes into your question too um I feel I like I said I feel like I feel more ready than um if if it didn't go out this way so um I'm super excited feeling fresh feeling renewed coming with new energy so just excited to play football again what do you think of a match up Monday night with sauce that should be a hell of a match up yeah they got some good DBS they got a lot of guys that we know we know solah we know JK over there um we're familiar with their skin so it's going to be a good match up you go through a negotiation like this it's easy to just at say take the most money how much did you have to kind of you know dial back yourself say hey it's it's not just about the money it's about situation and longterm and a quarterback all that kind of stuff like how how did you kind of you know factor in all the various things that go into um I think I just had a I just had a feel for what I wanted um not just in terms of money but in all those teams that you said and ultim I wanted to be here um and I ended up being here so I'm I'm Happ I'm good I'm having him ready to go Brandon congrats first off on the new contract did this process get more difficult as all these other wide receivers were inking deals that were seemingly resetting the market I don't think more difficult um I wouldn't say more difficult uh because I mean our my dialogue was with the team and theirs was with me so um early on maybe you could say kind of played a part but um as we got deeper into the off season we we knew where we were at both sides knew where we were at and it was just a matter of getting there was the holding the process of being here every day while all that was going on you know trep was holding out and then I guess did you even technically hold out with skipping those practices how how weird was that process being around while also negotiating this deal simultaneously it was tough it was tough that was probably the hardest part about the whole thing just uh because at that point you know you got the rest of the team involved I'm here every single day they're suing up getting ready to go out to practice um and I'm not so that was a hard part but um on that same tone I was able to be in meetings be able to go through all the stuff that they got to go through um and kind of still be involved um be get used to being here in the morning be used to being here all day um having the treatment having everything I need so um it was a little it was a little awkward but I think it worked out how it needed to last Wednesday before John didn't expect you to be at practice they were sounding very frustrated um but John said at that at that time that you know once things get done it's like kind of everything is forgotten I know if there prob any bred feelings during this time but is it true like once everything's done you're like I love you all uh I think uh I think uh I'm not going to lie I made a little bit more difficult than it needed to at the end um but yeah was I mean it was it it was like that from me from I I'm not going to say the whole entire time but uh for about the past month I think we were we were pretty good yeah you feeling more pressure on you after ining a deal like this to perform better or change anything um obviously you know uh yes but you know that was the reason why I wanted to get paid in in such a manner because um that's the type player I believe I am and that's the player I want to continue to be and that's the player that I strive to be so I think it's more so putting that pressure on myself um and for Pockets full thank y'all um yeah it's pretty much pretty OL Trent Williams much done I hadn't signed anything but I think we're what was your what was your goal what did you look to accomplish through the the whole out um just security security obviously um you know it's a volatile League um um you know and a guy my stature my age you know I thought security was important um and that was all part of this uh you mentioned your age just been playing deep into the season last year any part of this do you want to some time off from Camp like you you don't necessarily need a full camp at this no man um honestly I hadn't did a full camp and I don't know how long every since I got here ky has done a great job taking care of me um you know keeping a close watch on my reps my workload um he hadn't asked a lot of me in the preseason game so you know um for me Camp has never been uh um well I can't say never when I was a younger guy of course it was grueling but you know now I do get it as a good time a good time to get to know your teammate get to know some guys that probably won't be on your team um you know come week one but guys that you end up knowing a lifetime so I miss those opportunities those opportunities to see um the young guys put on their jerseys for the first time you know uh mingling with the crowd you know at the luncheon and you know just little stuff like that you miss those times so um I definitely wasn't trying to dodge Camp you know um not trying to sound like a teacher's pet but I like Camp you know been do the last months at what point did you realize that you were going to go through with this or have these conversations with the ners uh you know um we had conversations I didn't obviously um I didn't um think that it would get this drawn out but um you know it's a tough business and this was a very uh intricate uh contract I wouldn't call it a dispute but restructure so um it took time to to make to get to where both sides feel like we've um it's a win-win and um so you know um we we had discussions in mini camp and um kind of knew that it could draw out a little bit just because there was other people on the table that you know obviously a lot of pressing needs so um you know I I didn't obviously I didn't I didn't think it' go this long but you know it is what it is we we actually retain a really Good Rapport during during the whole time I was away um kept in contact with John and cal um you know so it was it was all business you know you know our friendship CS like family to me you know all that remain the same were you adding up the finds ever in your head no no I a try not to think about it you know it's kind of it's one of the things where you kind of know you going to leverage you going to it's a it's what but you know for better lack of a better word it's kind of War both sides going to lose a little blood but you know way the white flag at the end we both signed a little peace treat and we good done the last month to stay in shape and was retirement ever in into your thinking at all this offseason no no I probably um this offseason to me has been uh very very productive um you know obviously not not in the football sense but in the in the getting ready for football ball sense like my training um you know just at at age 36 just finding different ways to try to to continue to get 1% better and um I think this year this offseason I had I had a really good offseason um me and my trainer James Cooper we kind of locked in really early kind of changed a little bit of stuff about you know little things about my life that I think I would have to weed out going forward anyway being an older guy so um you know I I feel really good coming off this office season put it like that few years ago you said that you might be able to play until you're you're 40 years old have youve thought more about how long you want to keep playing has this process kind of allowed you to kind of think about the rest of your career yeah yeah of course um it lets me know that I'm still hungry you know I still miss the game I staying there in a in a depression you know having to get up and watch you know around the league go to every training camp watching these joint practices watching the pre-season you know you think of of a kid not being able to go out for recess and got to watch everybody through the window you know so it was um it was a it was some it was some really up and down times you know and it was times where I didn't know if it was really worth it you know times where I just needed that camaraderie I wanted to see my my boys I hadn't seen him in a long time you know obviously last time we were together it wasn't what we wanted it to be so you know just being able to to feel that camaraderie to see coach first you know he's he's a family member to me you know he's a he's no closer I mean just as close to me as my uncle is you know that's that's coach first to me so um you know we we I I I say that because we kind of need each other in times and time like that where I was kind of feeling down and now kind of losing hope a little bit you know was time where having a conversation with a guy like first would be really good for me so it's things like that you miss you know how you said it but you wanted to get to know that the new guys and be around your guys having to watch from afar who do you see that's kind of a newcomer to the team that you feel like can contribute right out game oh man I seen you know I seen a lot of good players actually um the guy that jumped off tape to me was there a few guys actually so in no particular order but um obviously P py coming in and and playing the way he played in those preseason games and um looking at his Poise and um you know just looking like he's been there before I was looking at that guy I'm like man he he looks like he can contribute day one um you know and he's such a Ste such a good find for those guys so um looking at him looking at um you know I heard a lot of good things about Ricky just from talking to the guys never didn't get to see him in real action um so he just knowing that he's going to be a huge key to this offense you know when the time is right um the safety it was it Mustafa I think it's hard you know Malik Mustafa he was I mean he was fun to watch coming watching him come downhill you know and bring that hat and just play with that tenacity that you see that the 49ers defense played with the reason why we we've gone so far in recent years so just seeing young guys like that seeing the the other rookie receiver cowing I thought he was looked electric when he got his opportunities um and it it was uh it's one more yeah oh the running back felt like the running back was was a pretty good it's kind of funny how Cal just keep finding uh you know all these guys is just you know you think they come out of nowhere but I mean these guys get in and they look like you know they can contribute day one and as a rookie that's a extremely hard thing to do especially in today's world where it's a microwave League you know we want to see everybody be good as soon as they step in the door so you know that's kind of my evaluation of what I watch from the window one question about your age and and you said you refer to the intricate the the deal done how much of it was trying to figure out you know I when you talk about guarantees and stuff like how much longer you want to play like how much did that kind of factor well to me um I mean I'mma play as long as I can um as long as I feel like I'm a productive player as long as I feel like I have something to offer I'm going want to play football it's all I've done since the second grade um you know but like you mentioned father time is undefeated from what we seen obviously you can fight them off for a little bit and uh but that's you know just going through this process that was kind of the goal like you know I told myself you know obviously this deal is done get it out the way but you know how I've always um conducted myself after signing a deal I've never thought about what I signed for I thought about what I could get next and how could I prove that I'm worth that and how could I prove that I'm worth worth more how could I you know so that that's kind of It kind of go right back to that you know getting this deal out the way and you know I want to play until I'm 40 I want to be you know a seeing Whitworth win the Super Bowl at 41 or 42 you know it's like why not me you know so who knows if you get compensated at the top of your position at the age of 40 but you know I I don't think that matters to me if I can still be out there I just want to continue to knock barriers down and um you know I know at my age it's probably you know there not been a lot of people to play at an all proo level outside of a quarterback you know and I just want to continue to bust those barriers and continue to show that you know this is a new age and you know the research that that we've done and what if they've done and how they've sculpted our schedules to to kind of keep us fresher and keep the banging off of our bodies I think it does allow you to play longer and I want to take advantage of that this is about security but I think you would dip to six highest paid offensive tackle I mean how much was this also to you about respect um I guess I'm not going to lie to you yeah it has it has something to do with respect I'm not I'm not like one of those guys like no I need this and this and no it wasn't that you know um I mean it originally started by just saying hey I just want what's already on paper you know and that'll be my security enough but you know like I said it's intricate you know I was under under contract at I'm 38 so it's hard to ask somebody to guarantee you know A8 fig salary when I'm 38 and I get that and I I feel like am my heart of hearts I'll be the same player you know and I feel like I can work hard enough that I can can keep that that uh brand of football the same but I understand you know I've been around long enough to where I get both sides of it so I didn't take that as disrespect you know but that was one of the key points is like yall was under contract until I was 38 so you know it's it's hard to tell somebody hey you know they ain't never seen it before I mean we've seen people play at that age we've never seen people play and be the best at their position it's not a quarterback so I get it and that's to me it's just more logs in the fire to kind of prove that I can be something that they we haven't seen before on this team and and and obviously the thing with Ricky Saturday was pretty scary yeah there was a lot of young heads in that room that look up to you what would you say to them about handling themselves in big cities as as a Target as a pro athlete yeah I think that's like you said um but just touching on that you know I honestly that to be real I I felt more compelled to come back after that than than anything cuz you know I've never experienced that like in my playing career to have a teammate you know um shot so to speak uh so in my mind I'm like man I just want to get back get around the team like Ricky stood out to me because when I did when I popped in for OTAs for the 30 minutes I was here um he did like go out of his way to come and and introduce himself to me in which I was obviously we was going to meet each other eventually but you know I'm getting there it's 90 guys on the team I'm just walking out I kind of don't really know everybody just yet so for him come up and kind of introduce and I just instantly felt this Vibe and you know can just feel he's such a genuine person so soon I seen that happened I'm like man I just want to get back I just want to be you know a voice in his ear let him know everything going to be all right or be there for the team you know a lot a lot of people probably hurt and confused about what happened and thinking that am I next you know so I wanted to be around for that and um but you know my message is just to to realize you're a Target and um this world is a hard place place it's a very very very harsh place and I think sometimes we are shielded from reality and um For Better or Worse whatever the reason is we are we can be so just staying in the moment and realizing that you know your life is more important than anything that you can wake up and put on so just always keep that eye out man and just know that there's people out here that that don't really value human life and you just got to be aware of that last one how much awareness did you have if Benny that next season you know the priority is going to be Brock the team has been pretty public about it yeah um I mean of course I think I'm I want all my teammates to get paid I want them to get every red scent that they deserve every red scent that they can so Brock has obviously uh outplayed a Mr relevant contract so I I mean I would be thrilled absolutely thrilled to not only see but to watch his life change you know after something like that because he he he deserve if there's any great American story that you can look for in the NFL it's this one right here you know if nobody ever thought that he could do what he did um still doesn't look to part when you bring in your last first round quarterbacks you probably going to look at him be like he doesn't fit but he's better than all of them and um I think his play speaks for itself um so super super proud of him man I love the kid to death uh he deserves every dollar coming his way and yeah I'm I want to be a part to help him get to what exactly he deserves all right fellas

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