Aiyuk admits he made 49ers negotiations 'harder than it needed to be'

Brandon Aiyuk didn't practice with the 49ers during the offseason because he wanted to be paid for his ability

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00:00Just trying to make sure we got to the right spot.

00:03Just trying to make sure that everything was covered and

00:06make sure that we're good on both sides.

00:10I'm not gonna lie, I made it a little bit more difficult than it needed to at

00:12the end.

00:16But yeah, I mean, it was like that from, I'm not gonna say the whole entire time,

00:21but for about the past month, I think we were pretty good, yeah.

00:27Do you feel more pressure on you after speaking a deal like this to perform

00:31better or to change anything?

00:32Obviously, yes.

00:39But that was the reason why I wanted to get paid in such a manner,

00:44because that's the type of player I believe I am, and

00:48that's the player I wanna continue to be, and that's the player that I strive to be.

00:50So I think it's more so putting that pressure on myself and four pockets full.