Brock Purdy isn’t carrying any bitterness into a possible Brandon Aiyuk reunion.
With Aiyuk working toward reinstatement ahead of the NFL trade deadline, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback made it clear that if the wideout does show back up in the building on Friday, the welcome will be warm.
“Nah, I haven't,” Purdy said in comments shared by OurSF49ers when asked if he had thought about what he might say to Aiyuk.
“Like I’ve said before, I love what we did together when we played together and everything, and obviously haven’t spoken to him in a long time or anything.”
Aiyuk is expected to report to San Francisco’s facility after filing paperwork to return from the reserve/left squad list. Even so, his long-term future with the team is still unsettled after a drawn-out absence.
Purdy said he doesn’t have a clear read on the full situation, and he wasn’t pretending otherwise.
“Not really sure what the whole situation is and stuff, that's out of my control, but if I saw him, it would be nothing but love from me.”
That connection between the two was a real one during San Francisco’s playoff pushes. Aiyuk posted a career-best 1,342 receiving yards in 2023 and helped the 49ers get to Super Bowl 58.
Kyle Shanahan has already said he had mentally moved on from Aiyuk, though general manager John Lynch has not fully closed the door on a reunion.
For Purdy, though, this is less about roster mechanics and more about a teammate he still respects. Whatever happens next, the feeling on his side hasn’t changed.
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