John Lynch confident Brock Purdy is 'getting closer' as 49ers keep Mac Jones starting originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

Brock Purdy is back at practice and was a limited participant on Wednesday, but it's still unclear when he'll be able to play.

The 49ers still believe Brandon Aiyuk can be a viable contributor this season. General manager John Lynch provided an encouraging update on the star wide receiver during an interview on KNBR’s “Murph & Markus” Thursday.

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“He’s getting closer. He is getting closer ,” General Manager John Lynch said in an interview with KNBR on Thursday, via Matt Maiocco of NBCSportsBayArea.com. “And I can see that each week. He’s better today than he was last week at this time.

San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch drops a major hint about the team's intentions heading toward the NFL trade deadline.

In case you forgot, 49ers president of football operations and general manager John Lynch knows a thing or two about baseball. The Pro Football Hall of Famer initially was a minor-league pitcher after the then-Florida Marlins selected him in the second round of the 1992 MLB Draft out of Stanford.