The drama surrounding the San Francisco 49ers and star receiver Brandon Aiyuk is reaching a fever pitch ahead of Thursday’s NFL Draft.
Several reports from members of the NFL media dropped Tuesday, all casting serious doubt over the situation between the receiver and team as they work through a clearly contentious contract negotiation. 49ers general manager John Lynch held a pre-draft press conference Monday where he made it clear that the team’s wish is to have Aiyuk around “for the rest of his career.” Lynch was also asked if there is any chance Aiyuk won’t be on the roster on Friday and answered: “I wouldn’t anticipate that.