the nfl draft starts thursday in detroit. and the niners have the 31st pick but that's not what many fans are focused on right now. they want to know if wide receiver brandon aiyuk will beon the roster. he's looking for a new contract with a year on his existing one. here's 49ers general manager john lynch talking about aiyuk. >> i have communicated on a couple of occasions on many occasions, our wish and our wish is that he's here and a part of the niners for the rest of his career. you know, we're working through that. and, you know, as such, you know, i was a player once and i never liked my business being out in the public. and so i'm going to respect that and i'm not going to speak for their side and i can say we're having good talks and just leave it at that. >> so 'tis the season to get that money. honey. and you know, it's obviously something that we're used to with players they're going to fight for every dime. as they should. this is not just like a little bit of cash we're talking about. this could be a difference