Niners GM: ‘Safe to say’ Brandon Aiyuk won’t be back

San Francisco general manager John Lynch does not expect embattled wideout Brandon Aiyuk to return to the 49ers, declaring Wednesday that "it's safe to say that he's played his last snap with the Niners."

Aiyuk, 27, missed the entire 2025 season after tearing his ACL and MCL in October of 2024.

He was initially expected to return this October but by November, The Athletic reported he had missed multiple team meetings and displayed a "lack of communication" that led the 49ers to void the guaranteed money in Aiyuk's 2026 contract...