Brandon Aiyuk has yet to play this season as he continues to recover from a torn ACL he suffered in a game against the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>\u00a0in October of last year. General manager\u00a0John Lynch<\/a>\u00a0said the star wideout was \u201cnot close\u201d to returning in September, and there\u2019s still no update on whether he might play this season.<\/p>\n Regardless, Aiyuk is reportedly on borrowed time with the 49ers.<\/p>\n According to\u00a0The Athletic\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0Dianna Russini and Michael Silver, it \u201cappears that Aiyuk and the 49ers are headed for a stunning divorce.\u201d Here\u2019s what the two insiders reported:<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s now likely that the 27-year-old has played his last game with the franchise,\u00a0according to numerous sources briefed on the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive situation. Some in the organization are holding out hope that the relationship can be salvaged enough for him to return this season. However, multiple sources believe that a reconciliation is unlikely.<\/p>\n Aiyuk, sources say, has failed to attend meetings and declined to participate in other team activities in recent months, and the 49ers have grown increasingly frustrated with the receiver\u2019s lack of communication\u2026<\/p>\n His presence at the team\u2019s training facility has become scarce; sources say Aiyuk typically works out early in the morning and departs before other 49ers players arrive. Numerous members of the organization \u2014 including some 49ers players \u2014 have reached out to Aiyuk in recent weeks in an unsuccessful attempt to bring him back into the fold, one source said.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The report notes that the 49ers voided guaranteed money in Aiyuk\u2019s deal for next season. Russini and Silver added that since Brandon Aiyuk isn\u2019t planning to fight it, this \u201cwould clear the way for his expected release at season\u2019s end.\u201d<\/p>\n Last month,\u00a0Aiyuk removed 49ers references from his social media accounts<\/a>, another strong indicator that he\u2019s become increasingly unhappy with the organization.<\/p>\n As great as Aiyuk was for the 49ers from 2020 to 2023, it\u2019s clear that they have enough offensive weaponry to get by without him.\u00a0Christian McCaffrey<\/a>\u00a0is still a top-five running back in the game, and\u00a0George Kittle<\/a>, Jauan Jennings, Kendrick Bourne and Ricky Pearsall have been invaluable as pass-catchers.<\/p>\n The salary cap system forces teams to lose key players, and the 49ers cannot justify keeping Aiyuk with his current contract and injury history. They can clear a lot of money by releasing or trading him in the offseason, making this an easy call for Lynch.<\/p>\n If the 49ers do cut ties with Aiyuk, there certainly won\u2019t be a shortage of teams interested. He\u2019ll be just 28 next year and exceeded the 50-catch and 700-yard marks in each of his first four seasons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A year after agreeing to a lucrative four-year contract extension worth $120 million, it appears\u00a0Brandon Aiyuk\u2019s tenure with the\u00a0San Francisco 49ers\u00a0is coming to an end. 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