Aiyuk is slated to earn $14.124 million on a team-exercised fifth-year option and has limited options if an agreement isn't reached soon. Reporting to training camp indicates that the receiver is unwilling to accrue further fines after already subjecting himself to $100,000 in penalties for missing last month's mandatory minicamp.
San Francisco's players hit the practice field for the first time today. While Aiyuk was present, he chose not to participate in the Wednesday morning session, a decision that will likely continue until the contract situation is resolved. Most expected Aiyuk to "hold-in," meaning he would report to the team and participate in everything except the on-field work.
When asked on Tuesday about the expectations for Aiyuk during training camp amid the contract standoff, general manager John Lynch bluntly declared, "We expect all our players to practice."
While Lynch emphasized the goal of keeping Aiyuk with the 49ers, he did not entirely rule out the possibility of a trade.
"We fully intend on Brandon being a Niner moving forward," Lynch said. "We're always open to listen to things, but we expect Brandon to be an integral part of our team like he has been."
Head coach Kyle Shanahan will speak to reporters after today's practice.
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