49ers GM Lynch expects medically cleared Aiyuk to practice Wednesday

Programming Note: Watch "49ers Now" with Matt Maiocco and Carlos Ramirez at 5 p.m. PT today from Santa Clara, streaming live on the NBC Sports app. Watch the show later on YouTube and Facebook. SANTA CLARA — Things are getting real around the 49ers' practice facility. Wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk has been cleared to participate in practice. And that is what the 49ers expect him to do, general manager John Lynch said on Wednesday. However, Lynch said he could not be certain Aiyuk would practice. "You'll see with me," Lynch said. "He was here today and that was the expectation. "He has been cleared and we're ready to roll." Lynch's comments came just minutes before the team was scheduled to take the practice field for the first time since the league-wide cut to 53-player roster. The 49ers appear ready to get their Aiyuk on the practice field and there might be repercussions if he continues to sit out practices. "Then, we'll deal with that," Lynch said. Basically, the only thing that has apparently changed is that the 49ers have made it known that Aiyuk is healthy and they want him to practice. The 49ers open the regular season on Monday, Sept. 9, against the New York Jets. Although...