John Lynch Sounds Confident the 49ers Will Extend Brandon Aiyuk

Sounds like good news.

John Lynch was asked on Tuesday at the NFL Scouting Combine if the rising salary cap will help the 49ers extend Brandon Aiyuk's contract.

Here's what Lynch said, courtesy of the 49ers P.R. department.

LYNCH: "Well, I think that was a welcome sight that the cap was going up. I think the thing you have to understand, it went up for everyone. So, it's not like unique to our team, but we have some challenges. We have a lot of good players, a lot of good players who we've rewarded. Brandon's one that we think incredibly highly of, one of my favorite just guys around our building, the way he approaches the game. He's a competitor. He's a warrior. He plays with such a physicality, also with a grace, the way some of the positions his body can get into. And then he's got a flare for making plays when it matters most. And he served us very well as a franchise. And I think we've got a nice track record of extending the players that are important to us and Brandon's a guy we want to keep around for a long time."

This is good to know. I thought there was a distinct possibility the 49ers would trade Aiyuk before the draft the way they traded DeForest Buckner before the draft four years ago. But the 49ers traded Buckner on March 16. And it doesn't sound like the 49ers will trade Aiyuk in the next two weeks.

Sounds like the 49ers see Aiyuk as the elite wide receiver he is and they're confident they can pay him accordingly.

Sounds like good news.