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By James Brizuela
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The San Francisco 49ers are beginning to get healthy, as both Brock Purdy and Ricky Pearsall returned in Week 11. While the team is beginning to get whole again, head coach Kyle Shanahan has announced an unfortunate injury timeline update on Brandon Aiyuk.
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San Francisco is patiently waiting for Aiyuk to be healthy enough to play, after the star receiver suffered a torn ACL and MCL, and also suffered cartilage damage in the 2024 season. After undergoing surgery in November 2024, the hope was that he would be ready to go sooner than the year it typically takes to recover from such an injury.
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General manager Jon Lynch has provided many updates on Aiyuk, stating that his progress has been great. However, Shanahan told reporters on Monday that the receiver will not see his practice window opened this week.
“When you have such a big injury like that, you wait until he’s fully comfortable to come up and start practicing," Shanahan said. He also revealed that Aiyuk remains "week-to-week."
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With the regular season dwindling down, there is growing concern that Aiyuk may not make it back on the field. Lynch indicated that the team expected him back at some point in 2025, but it could be closer to playoff time.
The 49ers are still very much in the hunt for the playoffs, and the team pulled off a huge 41-point win against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. They currently sit at 7-4 on the season, and are one game behind the first-place 8-2 Los Angeles Rams in the NFC West.
The Seattle Seahawks are in second with a 7-3 record, but the NFC West remains wide open to all three teams.
Should Aiyuk return to proper form in December, it would give the 49ers a massive boost to their offensive attack, and at the perfect time. But for now, he remains sidelined for at least Week 12.
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