When you are rebuilding your roster from the bottom up, you look for bargains, cast-offs, and sometimes even headaches. Jon-Eric Sullivan doesn't want the headache of Brandon Aiyuk.
On the surface, Aiyuk makes sense for the Dolphins. He has had issues in San Francisco, on the field, and in the locker room. The 49ers will release him at some point this offseason after a strange saga that started back in 2024. Aiyuk has spent his entire NFL career in the Bay.
It would seem as though the Dolphins would want to add the receiver. They lost out on Kendrick Bourne and Romeo Doubs, who also appeared to be a fit, and Aiyuk comes from the same system, but the Dolphins can't afford the headache.