There was an intriguing scene caught on video Wednesday. during Day 7 of 49ers training camp.
TheSFNiners on Twitter posted a photo from the stands at camp that shows wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk taking the field as his teammates practiced. Aiyuk was still in street clothes, but he appeared to greet general manager John Lynch with a hearty handshake and a smile.
That wasn’t necessarily new since the pair has been seen together at multiple practices during the All-Pro WR’s hold-in. This time head coach Kyle Shanahan also came over to greet the receiver with a smile, a handshake and a hug. Here’s the video:
#49ers Brandon Aiyuk just walked to midfield and dapped up John Lynch & Kyle Shanahan 👀 pic.twitter.com/eB6OmbxfW9
— 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙎𝙁𝙉𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨 (@TheSFNiners) July 31, 2024
This may or may not mean anything, but it’s certainly noteworthy given the long, drawn-out contract extension talks Aiyuk has gone through this offseason. He, Lynch and Shanahan could be celebrating a break-through in talks that has things trending the right way.
That trio could just as likely be friendly with each other and the greeting isn’t anything more than that.
No matter what the basis of the greeting is, that Aiyuk is still friendly enough with Lynch and Shanahan for these kind of interactions is a good sign for San Francisco. It doesn’t appear to be contentious, which it could easily be after Aiyuk requested a trade the week before training camp began.
For now there’s no real news on an Aiyuk contract extension. All signs point to things trending the right way. That should be considered good news as the team gets ready to wrap up its second week of training camp.
