Deebo Samuel's latest remark about Brandon Aiyuk raises eyebrows

NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo reported earlier in the week that San Francisco and Aiyuk weren’t far apart on a new deal, with Samuel’s remarks seeming to back that up.

It’s believed the 49ers have come up significantly from their last offer — which was reportedly $26 million per season — and the team may be more in the $28M-per-year range now.

General manager John Lynch told KNBR on Friday that he feels the “urgency” for both sides to get a contract done with Aiyuk having already missed several weeks of training camp plus a preseason game (he’ll miss two games after this weekend).

“I can tell you this, it's been a long, arduous, hard process, a hard journey,” Lynch said. “We started this early and for whatever reason haven't been able to get it across the finish line. That's been frustrating, but the communication still has been really good both with Brandon and his agent, and we're trying to figure out solutions.”