John Lynch isn't confident the 49ers will open the 2025 NFL season with their star wide receiver on the field.

Brandon Aiyuk continues to rehab ACL and MCL injuries, and while he is making good progress , Lynch doesn't see the 27-year-old being ready for Week 1 against the Seahawks in Seattle.

"There's just steps that you have to continue to hit and I'll continue to say that Brandon is doing very well in his rehab," Lynch said Thursday morning on KNBR's "Murph & Markus." "Do we have an exact date right now? No. I don't think it'll be Week 1, but hopefully I'm surprised. We'll see. [We will] continue to watch him work his way through his rehab. But we want him fully healthy.

"He had a significant injury, so you have to do a significant rehab. He's doing a really good job with that,

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