# CBA allows 49ers to not pay Brandon Aiyuk during two-week roster exemption

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3 outlets covering · First listed: ProFootballTalk, Nov 10, 2026, 9:12 PM · Read it: <https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/cba-allows-49ers-to-not-pay-brandon-aiyuk-during-two-week-roster-exemption>

When unusual situations emerge in the NFL, it becomes a piece-by-piece exercise in figuring out the specific rules that apply.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 10, 2026, 4:00 PM: [What If Steelers Wait for Brandon Aiyuk?](<https://www.si.com/nfl/steelers/onsi/what-pittsburgh-steelers-wait-brandon-aiyuk>) — Sports Illustrated (Sports, United States)
  Maybe the Pittsburgh Steelers could go a different route to add a wide receiver.
- Nov 10, 2026, 9:12 PM: [CBA allows 49ers to not pay Brandon Aiyuk during two-week roster exemption](<https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/cba-allows-49ers-to-not-pay-brandon-aiyuk-during-two-week-roster-exemption>) — ProFootballTalk (Sports, United States)
  When unusual situations emerge in the NFL, it becomes a piece-by-piece exercise in figuring out the specific rules that apply.
- Nov 10, 2026, 9:12 PM: [CBA allows 49ers to not pay Brandon Aiyuk during two-week roster exemption](<https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/cba-allows-49ers-not-pay-031224664.html>) — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
  When unusual situations emerge in the NFL, it becomes a piece-by-piece exercise in figuring out the specific rules that apply.
