{"id":1889,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/1889","headline":"Shanahan says he's moved on from Brandon Aiyuk, even as return looms","dek":"Aiyuk is expected back at the 49ers facility Friday to be reinstated, but his coach says he isn't counting on him.","body":"Brandon Aiyuk is reportedly set to return to the 49ers' team facility on Friday, which would mark his reinstatement to the NFL for the first time since December. That's the news. The reaction from his head coach is the other part of it.\n\nKyle Shanahan was asked about Aiyuk's situation ahead of San Francisco's game Sunday against the Raiders, and he didn't sound like a man circling the calendar. \"None. I have no expectation. I've kind of moved on with that mentally,\" Shanahan said, according to Mike Garafolo of the NFL Network. Garafolo added that Shanahan was essentially repeating what he had said back in September.\n\nThat September comment came when Shanahan was asked directly whether the team's receiver injuries might push him to welcome Aiyuk back. He said no then too.\n\nStill, the door isn't fully shut. The 49ers have gotten off to a strong start this season despite playing without Aiyuk, and Shanahan's language leaves room for some version of a reunion, even if he insists he isn't expecting one. For now, Friday's facility visit is the next concrete step, with Aiyuk's actual on-field future still unresolved.","published_at":"2026-11-05T23:34:19.762266+00:00","source_count":3,"written_from":[{"outlet":"New York Post","publisher":"New York Post","title":"Kyle Shanahan surprisingly leaves door open for possible Brandon Aiyuk 49ers return, with a catch","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/11/04/sports/kyle-shanahan-brandon-aiyuk-49ers-return/"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"What 49ers’ Kyle Shanahan said most recently about Brandon Aiyuk","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/49ers-kyle-shanahan-said-most-232339658.html"},{"outlet":"Pro Football Talk","publisher":"NBC Sports","title":"Kyle Shanahan: Nothing's changed for me with Brandon Aiyuk, I've moved on mentally","url":"https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/kyle-shanahan-nothings-changed-for-me-with-brandon-aiyuk-ive-moved-on-mentally"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Kyle Shanahan: Nothing's changed for me with Brandon Aiyuk, I've moved on mentally","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/kyle-shanahan-nothings-changed-brandon-213124143.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Kyle Shanahan has 'moved on mentally' from Brandon Aiyuk","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/kyle-shanahan-moved-mentally-brandon-031528500.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Kyle Shanahan refutes Jay Glazer’s Jauan Jennings report, confirms 49ers FaceTime","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/kyle-shanahan-refutes-jay-glazer-234339443.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Kyle Shanahan surprisingly leaves door open for possible Brandon Aiyuk 49ers return, with a catch","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/kyle-shanahan-surprisingly-leaves-door-004613500.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Kyle Shanahan Has No Expectation as Brandon Aiyuk Starts Reinstatement Process","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/kyle-shanahan-no-expectation-brandon-061611721.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"49ers GM John Lynch doesn't rule out Brandon Aiyuk reunion: ‘Everything's possible'","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/49ers-gm-john-lynch-doesnt-191855560.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"“Just Leave It at That”: 49ers GM Sends Blunt Message to Brandon Aiyuk After Reintegration Request","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/just-leave-49ers-gm-sends-211110158.html"}],"image":{"url":"https://nbcsports.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b257675/2147483647/strip/false/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1920x1080!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhdliveextra-a.akamaihd.net%2FHD%2Fimage_sports%2FNBCU_Sports_Group_-_nbcsports%2F588%2F183%2Fnbc_pft_powerankings_261104.jpg","credit":"Pro Football Talk","width":1920},"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. Credit brokenews and link to the story page you took it from. Source headlines, story titles taken from a source headline, and quoted passages remain the property of their publishers and are quoted for comparison, not licensed onward.","terms":"https://www.brokenews.co/about#reuse"}