49ers’ Brandon Aiyuk ‘ready to go’ for Week 1, admits he made extension talks ‘a little bit more difficult’

SANTA CLARA — Brandon Aiyuk, the proud owner of a lucrative contract extension worth a maximum of $120 million, expects to be in the lineup and without limitations when the 49ers open the 2024 season against the New York Jets on Monday Night Football.

“Ready to go,” Aiyuk said Tuesday in his first meeting with the press since ending a prolonged “hold-in” over a contract extension.

Aiyuk was on the field and practicing with his teammates during a brief “bonus” practice. The 49ers will take Wednesday off...