Brock Purdy and the Faithful might have to start the season without one of their biggest offensive weapons. With the Sept. 7 clash against the Seattle Seahawks at Levi’s Stadium looming, Brandon Aiyuk’s availability is in serious doubt. San Francisco GM John Lynch told KNBR earlier this week that while Aiyuk is making progress, the team isn’t ready to circle a date on the calendar for his return.
“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. “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 — 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 d