hey San Francisco 49ers news today fans welcome back to the channel before we jump into today's big news make sure to hit that subscribe button and turn on notifications so you never miss out on the latest 49ers updates now let's talk about a recent development that almost changed the course of the season for a while it wasn't clear if Brandon aak would be suiting up for the San Francisco 49ers in 2024 aak had been looking for a new contract and things got pretty intense during negotiations at one point he even requested the trade and teams like the Pittsburgh Steelers New England Patriots Cleveland Browns and Washington commanders all expressed interest in acquiring him Pittsburgh seemed like the most likely destination and sources say a deal with the Steelers was nearly finalized just before San Francisco and aak reached a new agreement according to reports from Ari Mar of the 33 and Jay Glazier of Fox Sports the 49ers gave aak an ultimatum accept their massive contract offer or be traded to the Steelers that same day aak ultimately chose to stay in San Francisco here's what meff shared the 49ers were ready to trade Brandon iak to the Steelers on the day he signed his extension with San Francisco the front office was finalizing the trade and gave him an ultimatum take our deal or the trade goes through today he chose the deal it's wild to think how close aak was to being traded contract negotiations were tough with neither side willing to budge fortunately for 49ers fans they managed to work things out in the end and aak will continue his journey with the team San Fran Francisco is set to kick off the season with a Monday night Showdown against the new look New York Jets and aak is expected to play a key role in the offense Brandon aak was on the brink of being traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers before a last minute decision kept him in San Francisco as the 49ers were negotiating a new contract with aak they reached a point where a trade with the Steelers was nearly completed on the same day aak was given an ultimatum by the team accept their contract offer or proceed with the trade to Pittsburgh in a surprising turn of events haak showed up early at the 49ers facility and made an effort to speak with head coach Kyle Shanahan and the front office amid this the 49ers paused trade discussions and gave AEK a final chance to decide ultimately AEK chose to remain with the team by signing a large contract extension avoiding the trade and securing his place as a key player in San Francisco's offense this decision marked the end of intense negotiations that nearly saw aak leave for Pittsburgh where he would have been a significant addition to the Steelers roster now aak is set to continue his career with the 49ers playing a pivotal role in their upcoming season Brendan aak was nearly traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers before he made a lastminute decision to stay with the San Francisco 49ers during tense contract negotiations the 49ers reached the point where a trade deal with the Steelers was nearly finalized aak was given an ultimatum by the 49ers either accept their offer by the end of the day or be traded on the day the trade was about to go through aak arrived early at the team's facility and and attempted to meet with head coach Kyle Shanahan Shanahan intervened halting the trade negotiations and gave aak a final chance to decide ultimately iak chose to stay in San Francisco agreeing to a 4-year $120 million extension thus cancelling the trade to the Steelers this dramatic turn of events kept iak with the 49ers where he remains the key part of their offense for the upcoming season Brendan iak was nearly traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers before deciding to stay with the 49ers at the last moment on the same day a trade deal was almost finalized aak arrived early at the 49ers facility and spoke with head coach Kyle Shanahan the front office gave him a final ultimatum accept their contract offer or proceed with the trade I have chose to sign a 4-year extension worth $120 million canceling the deal with Pittsburgh and securing his place as a key player for San Francisco so what do you think 49ers fans did iak make the right choice staying with San Francisco or would a trade to the Steelers have been better for his career let us know in the comments below and don't forget to like the video and subscribe for all the latest 49ers news