Key Highlights
- Then, this season happened.
- After tearing his ACL and MCL in October 2024, Aiyuk missed all of 2025 and ghosted the 49ers during the rehab process.
- In return, the Niners voided Aiyuk's 2026 guarantees. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementDuring his season-ending press conference this week, 49ers GM John Lynch made it clear that he and San Francisco were done with Aiyuk."I think it's safe to say that he's played his last snap with the Niners," Lynch said, via Nick Wagoner of ESPN."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.