John Lynch pours cold water on Aiyuk, Deebo trades

Don't expect the 49ers to part ways with Brandon Aiyuk or Deebo Samuel any time soon. And by, "soon," we mean this season. That's according to general manager John Lynch on Thursday.

Lynch joined a certain tank top-wearing former Colts punter and former Packers linebacker sidekick on that show. He was, of course, asked about the trade rumors surrounding Aiyuk and Samuel.

Those trade rumors were not quieted by the 49ers during the draft. They left the door wide open until Day 2. The level of compensation they would have entertained for either (Aiyuk's price being higher than Samuel's) never materialized. So, they'll keep both.

“During the course of drafts and offseasons, do conversations happen? Absolutely they do,” Lynch said. “We’re past that now."

“We’re thrilled to add to that group [of] Jauan Jennings, Brandon Aiyuk, Deebo Samuel, Chris Conley, Ronnie Bell, Danny Gray, and now you add Ricky Pearsall, Jake Cowing. We made an already strong group even stronger.”\

Lynch went on to say he's trying his hardest to retain the 49ers' core group.

“I’m doing everything in my power to keep our roster together. That’s my goal. And I don’t question that,” Lynch said. “I’ve got so much belief. When you’ve got Brandon Aiyuk and Deebo, those are guys we drafted. They’re guys we take a lot of pride in who they’ve become. We couldn’t be more proud of those guys.”

“Part of my job is to think about the now and to think into the future, as well. … We don’t do that without thinking, ‘Can these guys contribute right away?’ We have a vision for both those guys [Pearsall and Cowing], how they can contribute. They represent a lot of the qualities we like. They were the best players there for us at the time. We’re thrilled to add those guys to an already strong room. We’re ready to roll forward.”