49ers' Kyle Shanahan, Brandon Aiyuk appear to have animated discussion over receiver's practice shorts

The San Francisco 49ers person already dealt with their just stock of issues this season. 

The defending NFC champions person seen aggregate cardinal players miss clip owed to injury, with adjacent much uncertainty inactive surrounding All-Pro moving backmost Christian McCaffrey. The injury-riddled Niners person dropped 2 consecutive games, but they are hoping to get backmost connected the winning way erstwhile they instrumentality to the affable confines of Levi's Stadium this Sunday.

Tempers flared this week, arsenic the 49ers were going done preparations for their matchup with the New England Patriots. At 1 constituent during a caller practice, manager Kyle Shanahan told prima wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk that his shorts were not the close color.

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Brandon Aiyuk, #11, and Head Coach Kyle Shanahan of the San Francisco 49ers connected the tract earlier the crippled against the Seattle Seahawks astatine Lumen Field connected December 15, 2022, successful Seattle, Washington. (Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Images)

A video surfaced connected societal media showing the speech betwixt Shanahan and Aiyuk. The wide retired was initially wearing reddish shorts. Other 49ers players appeared to beryllium wearing achromatic shorts during signifier connected Friday. 

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Moments aft what appeared to beryllium an animated conversation, Aiyuk removed his reddish gloves, cleats and reddish shorts. He past made a kicking question portion the portion of covering was connected the grass. He past picked up a brace of achromatic shorts and enactment them on.

Shanahan was aboriginal asked astir Aiyuk's attire. "Yeah, helium did. Good question," Shanahan responded erstwhile asked whether the receiver had taken the signifier tract successful the incorrect shorts.

Shanahan dismissed the thought that Aiyuk would look further punishment for his actions. "No," the eight-year Niners manager said with a noticeable smirk. "I privation I could deterioration antithetic shorts."

Sept. 9, 2024; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk (11) is introduced to the assemblage earlier the crippled against the New York Jets astatine Levi's Stadium.  (Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images)

Aiyuk signed a four-year declaration extension worthy up to $120 cardinal past month, which marked the extremity of a rollercoaster offseason.

Multiple reports surfaced during the offseason stating a tentative statement was successful spot to nonstop Aiyuk to the Steelers via a trade. The hold with San Francisco came astir 1 week earlier the 2024 regular play kicked off. 

San Francisco 49ers caput manager Kyle Shanahan walks connected the tract earlier an NFL shot crippled against the Minnesota Vikings, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, successful Minneapolis.  (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Aiyuk enters Week 4 with 119 receiving yards. He has yet to people a touchdown. The All-Pro finished the 2023 run with a career-best 1,342 receiving yards.

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Jauan Jennings is the 49ers' starring receiver done the archetypal 3 games. The fourth-year receiver has racked up 276 yards implicit the three-game span.

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