Silver: Brandon Aiyuk extension has changed 49ers decision-making dynamic

Less than a year removed from the San Francisco 49ers tumultuous contract negotiations with wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk, the end result may have helped shake things up in Santa Clara. At least, that’s what The Athletic’s NFL insider Michael Silver wrote earlier this week in an excellent piece detailing the circumstances that kept Aiyuk in the Bay Area and explained how things are unlikely to play out in a similar way going forward. For better or worse, the Niners down season has led owner Jed York to be less willing to defer to head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch.

“In the wake of a 6-11 season, a more significant change has taken place,” Silver writes. “Going ‘all in’ is…