How 49ers will approach NFL trade deadline in wake of Aiyuk injury

The 49ers played most of Sunday's game without their top three wide receivers. Deebo Samuel and Jauan Jennings are expected back on the field for at least the second half of the 2024 NFL season, while Brandon Aiyuk sustained a severe knee injury that will sideline him until the 2025 campaign. The NFL trade deadline is Tuesday, Nov. 5, and 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said the organization will consider all options. "It makes you look into everything," Shanahan said Monday during a conference call with Bay Area reporters. Samuel currently is hospitalized with pneumonia. Jennings was inactive for Sunday's game due to a hip injury. Aiyuk is out for the season after sustaining tears to his ACL and MCL on Sunday in a 28-18 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. The 49ers are hoping to get Samuel and Jennings back in action sooner than later. The 49ers' top three receivers for the second half of the season figure to be Samuel, Jennings and rookie Ricky Pearsall, a first-round draft pick who made his NFL debut on Sunday. Pearsall was inactive for the first six games of the season as he recovered from a gunshot to his chest area from an armed robbery attempt. The remainder of the 49ers' depth chart...