SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- In the midst of a rash of injuries that has hit the wide receiver room particularly hard, San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan offered the closest thing to a return date for Brandon Aiyuk for the first time Monday.

While Shanahan was sure to add the necessary caveats that things can change with a serious injury such as the torn ACL and MCL in Aiyuk's right knee, his current hope is to have Aiyuk back a little before midseason along with safety Malik Mustapha and quarterback Kurtis Rourke , both of whom are also dealing with ACL injuries.

"I kind of view all those guys around the same time," Shanahan said. "Whether it's Mustafa, whether it's Rourke or whether it's Brandon. They're all at different stages, but where they're at, I always see 'em around Week

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