Kyle Shanahan sent a clear answer about the Brandon Aiyuk contract fallout when asked if he was disappointed things had spiraled this far. “Yeah of course,” he said, adding, “I’ve been coaching over 20 years and I’ve never been in a situation where a contract has been voided. So it’s extremely unusual to me.”

Shanahan later clarified that despite the chaos of the summer, it wasn’t something he believed should define Aiyuk’s future in San Francisco. “What happened in July doesn’t have anything to do with the future. It had to do with circumstances that were out of a coach’s hands,” he explained.

The coach also addressed reports about Aiyuk missing team obligations, pushing back on the idea that it’s tied to contract anger. “Yeah, he has missed them. There’s been other people on our team t

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