John Lynch on Brandon Aiyuk: We feel the urgency to have him

Brandon Aiyuk's hold-in with the 49ers has continued throughout training camp and General Manager John Lynch did not give the impression that a deal is imminent on Friday. In an interview with KNBR, Lynch said that the team and Aiyuk's representation are still working to find a solution on a new deal, but didn't want to "characterize any chances or anything.""I can tell you this: It's been a long, arduous, hard process, our journey," Lynch said, via David Bonilla of 49erswebzone.com. "We started this early and, for whatever reason, haven't been able to get it across the finish line. That's been frustrating. But the communication, still, has been really good, both with Brandon and his agent, and we're trying to figure out solutions."I'm always hopeful. I'm an optimistic person [in] nature, and so I'm always hopeful that we'll get there and get there soon. I can tell you we feel the urgency to have him. The season's approaching, and we have ample time."Lynch added that there isn't "bad blood" between the two sides."Negotiations can get heated. I think it's his first time going through that. But no bad blood," Lynch said. "People that are here see Brandon out here. There's a lot of...