The 49ers have been dealing with injury issues at wide receiver all summer and the list grew this week when Russell Gage sprained his MCL in practice.

General manager John Lynch is an optimist. He joined KNBR Thursday morning to provide injury updates, timelines for potential returns, and the status of the 49ers’ wide receiver room. Let’s start with the team’s highest-paid player in the wide receiver room, Brandon Aiyuk.

The San Francisco 49ers completed a trade earlier in the week, acquiring wide receiver Skyy Moore from the Kansas City Chiefs. Here's why they did it.