SANTA CLARA – General manager John Lynch is not dismissing a Brandon Aiyuk comeback to the 49ers this wildly unpredictable season, as unrealistic as Aiyuk’s return may be amid his knee recovery and contract chaos.

The 49ers are 9-4 entering this week’s bye, and as Lynch said Tuesday on KNBR 680-AM: “This year it’s anybody’s championship.”

Aiyuk isn’t just anybody when it comes to potentially contributing to the 49ers’ path to Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium on Feb. 8.

The sixth-year wide receiver remains on the Physically Unable to Perform list and has not been medically cleared from last year’s knee reconstruction. On top of that, his reported absence from conditioning sessions prompted the 49ers in late July to void his 2026 contract guarantees worth $27 million.

Quarterback Brock Pu

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