Circling back to Fittipaldo’s August 21 spot on 93.7 The Fan’s Morning Show, the Steelers beat reporter was complimentary of Pittsburgh general manager Omar Khan for the way he’s handled this long and tiresome negotiation.
“Omar [Khan] has really played this well, he’s been patient,” Fittipaldo voiced. “If [the trade] happens I think he deserves a lot of kudos, but obviously it’s been a tenuous situation for four months now.”
The veteran media member also expressed that he still thinks “there’s a decent chance that [Aiyuk] lands in Pittsburgh.”
“The Steelers are the only team left standing,” he noted. Adding: “We’ve heard for a week now that the 49ers and Aiyuk were close. If it was close — in my mind — it would have been done by now.”
A potential deadline for an Aiyuk trade could be Friday, August 23, being that the 49ers and Steelers each play out their final preseason games on Friday and Saturday, respectively.
