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At some point, Brandon Aiyuk has to learn that stupid decisions have consequences. The San Francisco 49ers wide receiver may be about to learn that lesson after authorities issued an arrest warrant for him for an alleged 104 mile per hour speeding incident.
Aiyuk will be arrested because the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office issued an arrest warrant for the charge of exhibition of speed, a misdemeanor, a spokesperson confirmed to OutKick and Pak Gazette. The California Post was the first to report the existence of the order.
The reasoning behind the court order is Aiyuk’s December 2025 driving escapades in Northern California, including the part where he sped past the 49ers’ practice facility at 104 mph.
We know he was driving 104 mph because Aiyuk took a video of the episode and posted it on social media for everyone to see.
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Brandon Aiyuk of the San Francisco 49ers looks on from the field before the NFC championship game against the Detroit Lions at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on January 28, 2024. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
Aiyuk posted the video on December 20, 2025, showing himself driving a Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing through Santa Clara near Levi’s Stadium and the 49ers practice facility. The video showed Aiyuk reaching 104 mph on Tasman Drive, where the posted speed limit is 40 mph.
Other parts of the video showed Aiyuk reaching speeds in excess of 110 mph.
Aiyuk, 28, had free time to get behind the wheel and videotape himself and then post it because he was absent from team activities at the time and facing questions about his future with the 49ers organization.
The consequences were immediate. Santa Clara police opened an investigation into the video and later referred the case to the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office.
Yes, Aiyuk finally apologized publicly, acknowledging that his actions were a mistake. But the incident became a symbol of a tumultuous year in which the catcher earned more than $24 million without playing a game, stayed away from the team, saw future guarantees voided and finished the season on the reserve/left squad list.
Aiyuk’s future with the 49ers is darker than the cell he will be about to be held in once he turns himself in or is caught. San Francisco general manager John Lynch has said several times that Aiyuk played his last game with the team.
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“I think it’s safe to say he played his last snap with the 49ers,” Lynch said earlier this offseason. “It’s a situation that just went wrong.”
The Niners tried to trade Aiyuk but, well, no luck. They haven’t been able to contact him consistently for most of the offseason.
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk celebrates with general manager John Lynch after the NFL game against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on September 17, 2023. (Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
That has been a signal to other teams that Aiyuk will eventually be released. He has no future with the club, and his current $120 million contract is prohibitive to inherit in a trade, especially considering he didn’t play at all in 2025 while rehabbing a serious knee injury and now faces legal issues stemming from an alleged speeding incident.
Since June 1 has passed, the 49ers can cut Aiyuk and suffer much less onerous salary cap penalties. Whichever team releases Aiyuk now would be saddled with approximately $7 million in dead money next season to escape the deal. The club would also be saddled with more than $7 million in dead money over the next few years and approximately $4 million in 2029.
Can it get worse? Yeah.
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Because Aiyuk will be arrested and could be convicted of misdemeanor driving, the NFL could investigate him under the league’s Personal Conduct Policy. That policy gives the league broad latitude to suspend players who put the NFL in a negative light, regardless of whether they are convicted of a crime or not.
Do stupid things, win stupid prizes.
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