Lynch confident all sides will find ‘best solution’ on Aiyuk contract originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
INDIANAPOLIS — Re-signing wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk is a high priority for 49ers general manager John Lynch.
San Francisco’s front-office executive spoke to local Bay Area media Tuesday at the NFL Scouting Combine and shared where the two sides are on working out a future long-term contract extension.
“I think he’s our player, so we can have those conversations and we will,” Lynch said. “Brandon is a tremendous football player. He’s a homegrown guy. We like to reward those guys. He’s done everything in his power to help our team become the team that we’ve become, and we want Brandon to be around here.”
After the team’s Super Bowl LVIII loss, Aiyuk seemed unsure of his 49ers future when speaking to the media on locker clean-out day. The GM is empathetic to what the wideout had been through and believes that above all, Aiyuk would like to remain in the Bay.
“I think it starts with real good communication, letting Brandon know, which I have done,” Lynch said on “49ers Talk.” “I have a great affinity for that young man. We drafted him, and to watch him develop and continually improve and the will that he plays with — that’s something that we take a lot of pride in, and I know Brandon does.
“You can see the pride that he plays with on the field.”
Aiyuk remains under contract through the 2024 NFL season after being drafted in the first round (No. 25 overall) of the 2020 draft. Since his arrival to the Bay, Aiyuk has continued to improve each season, most recently tallying a career-best 1,342 receiving yards in in 2023.
“He’s made so many big plays,” Lynch said. “He’s a guy we want to be around. We will work really hard to make that a reality. There are a lot of different avenues to do so, but we just have to be thoughtful, we got to be communicative with Brandon and his representatives and we will be. And we will find…
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Publish date : 2024-02-28 01:23:18
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