Arrest warrant issued for Brandon Aiyuk after 49ers WR posted speeding video
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office has issued an arrest warrant for San Francisco 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk for speeding after posting a video that went viral of him driving past Levi’s Stadium in December.
The warrant is on a misdemeanor charge of exhibition of speeding, according to multiple news reports including the California Post and ESPN, which cited the video in which Aiyuk was driving a Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing weeks after news surfaced that the 49ers voided guarantees in his contract, essentially ending his chances at playing for the team.
Aiyuk later apologized for the video, saying in a YouTube comment: “Sorry yall, my car content won’t come with speeding anymore! Was Praying with my son tonight and wouldn’t want anybody else to miss out on an opportunity to do the same with their loved ones! My apologies.”
Aiyuk posted the video in December, and the Santa Clara Police Department forwarded the case to the DA’s Office in mid-January, ESPN reported. Santa Clara Superior Court online records show a traffic charge was filed against Aiyuk on Jan. 30.
49ers general manager John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan have said Aiyuk no longer factors into the club’s future despite being less than two years removed from signing a landmark four-year, $120 million contract.
“(The) situation didn’t work itself out here,” Lynch said in April. “That’s not to say that it can’t be rekindled somewhere else. And we’d be happy to do something with anyone if the opportunity presented itself.”
Lynch and Shanahan confirmed the team lost contact with Aiyuk last summer when he failed to report to the Santa Clara facility to rehab his injured knee, which he was expected to return from at some point last season. Aiyuk stopped responding to calls from Shanahan and other team staffers, leading to the team placing him on the reserve/left squad list.
“Eventually there’s not much of an explanation because it’s really hard for us and anyone else to understand,” Shanahan said. “That’s why it’s something I’ve never seen in 22 years of coaching.
The 49ers then voided the guarantees in Aiyuk’s contact last summer, which Aiyuk elected not to fight with a grievance through the NFL Players Association. Aiyuk technically remains on the roster and will likely be released if a trade to another team can’t be worked out. And because he remains on the roster after June 1, the remaining $7.4 million in dead money can be spread over the next two years.
Aiyuk signed his contract after earning second-team All-Pro honors while helping the 49ers reach the Super Bowl after the 2023 season, in which he amassed 75 catches for 1,342 yards with seven touchdowns.
Aiyuk last played in October 2024 when he tore the ACL, MCL and meniscus in his right knee during a loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.
