Kyle Shanahan says 49ers rookie Brandon Aiyuk has a high ankle sprain will miss

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Rookie wide receiver season is over. head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters on Monday that Aiyuk suffered a and will not play in the team's Week 17 game against the .It's unclear whether or not Aiyuk suffered the injury during the team's surprising 20-12 upset victory over the last Saturday. He was on the field for 93 percent of the team's offensive snaps, but he caught only one pa s on just two targets after going five consecutive games with at least five catches and at least 73 receiving yards while mixing in four touchdowns.Aiyuk mi sed the team's season opener and also sat out a game after being deemed a  John Curtiss Jersey high-risk close contact of fellow wideout , but he was extremely productive when on the field. In 12 games, Aiyuk caught 60 of 96 pa ses thrown his way, for 748 yards and five scores. He was also worked into the running game on occasion, receiving six carries for 77 yards and two more touchdowns.He worked as the No. 2 wideout to when both players were healthy, but Samuel, like nearly everyone else on the 49ers offense, also mi sed time this year, so Aiyuk spent some time as the top option in the pa sing game as well. Between Aiyuk, Samuel, and , the 49ers should have an explosive pa s-catching corps over the next few years, a suming they can keep them all on the field for an extended period of time.  Matt Gage Jersey