""I think it's safe to say that he's played his last snap with the Niners," Lynch said. "It's unfortunate. A situation that just went awry. And I will look long and hard at what could have been done differently, but sometimes it just doesn't work out. And I think that this was a case where that happened." Lynch added that a transaction with Aiyuk -- either a release or, more unlikely, a trade -- would come in "due time.""
"After an extended contract stalemate in the summer of 2024, the 49ers and Aiyuk reached agreement on a four-year, $120 million extension with $76 million in guarantees on Aug. 29, 2024. Any hope that the accord would get the Niners and Aiyuk on the same page quickly dissipated publicly on Sept. 27, 2024, when Aiyuk and coach Kyle Shanahan had an awkward exchange on the practice field because Aiyuk was wearing red shorts while the rest of the team was in the required black ones."
Brandon Aiyuk will not return to the San Francisco 49ers and has played his last snap with the team. The 49ers agreed to a four-year, $120 million extension with Aiyuk on Aug. 29, 2024, including $76 million guaranteed. Aiyuk missed that summer's training camp after an extended contract stalemate that preceded the extension. On Sept. 27, 2024, Aiyuk had an awkward exchange with coach Kyle Shanahan after wearing red shorts while teammates wore required black ones. General manager John Lynch described the situation as having gone awry and said a release or, less likely, a trade will occur in due time.
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