Brandon Aiyuk is a classy guy.
After dusting veteran cornerback Patrick Peterson to the tune of two touchdowns and 129 receiving yards on eight catches, Aiyuk isn’t interested in talking any smack, even though the veteran Peterson said the 49ers had “tells” pregame.
“I said earlier after the game, I’ve got to know Pat a little bit now,” Aiyuk said on Murph & Mac Tuesday. “Seen him three, four times. Got to practice with them, played him a couple times. But just knowing the player that he is, I definitely, definitely enjoy scoring on him. That’s all it was. Nothing that he said. He’s just talking. He’s a vet, he knows how to say things.
“His goal was maybe trying to get in Purdy’s head or maybe getting to Kyle, who knows? Or maybe just speaking a pick for himself into existence, who knows? But Pat’s a great competitor and we love playing against Pat.”
Whatever his goal was, it didn’t work. Here’s what Peterson said before the game:
“There is some tell signs out there that tells us what plays we’re gonna get from those guys in certain situations,” Peterson said. “When I get my pick Sunday, we’ll talk about it.”
Maybe he meant next Sunday.
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