Final month on the scouting mix, 49ers Common Supervisor John Lynch referred to as receiver Brandon Aiyuk a participant “we need to preserve round for a very long time.”
Whereas there have been rumors about Pittsburgh’s curiosity in buying and selling for Aiyuk, Lynch didn’t change his tune about wanting to maintain Aiyuk across the Bay Space when chatting with the media on Monday.
“We’re actively speaking with Brandon, making an attempt to determine one thing out,” Lynch mentioned, by way of David Bonilla of 49erswebzone.com. “[W]e have a very good historical past of working with the blokes we need to get carried out to get one thing carried out, and it takes two sides. So, can we do this? We’ll see.
“There’s plenty of completely different instructions that it may go, however we respect the heck out of Brandon and who he’s as a participant. We wish him to be part of the Niners, so we’re going to work in the direction of making {that a} actuality.”
As for these rumors out of Pittsburgh, Lynch addressed them by saying, “I promise you, nothing’s happening there.”
Aiyuk, 26, was a first-round choose in 2020 and is about to play on his fifth-year choice in 2024. He was a second-team All-Professional in 2023 after recording 75 catches for a career-high 1,342 yards with seven touchdowns in 16 video games. Aiyuk additionally caught 9 passes for 149 yards with a TD in three postseason video games.
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