Extending Brandon Aiyuk’s deal was one of the 49ers’ top priorities throughout the summer.

Just one day away from the club’s veterans reporting to the team facilities for training camp, it’s still not done.

According to most accounts, San Francisco and its All-Pro wide receiver are in a bit of a problem right now. Fred Warner, a seasoned linebacker, is opting for an alternative perspective.

Warner stated that the contract negotiations for Aiyuk are just a fact of life for successful teams in a discussion with Willard and Dibs on 95.7 the Game in San Francisco. Warner told 95.7 the Game, “This is something that goes on every season when you’re part of such a talented roster.”

“Having this problem is beneficial since it indicates your players are playing at a very high calibre.” That is accurate. Building a team becomes more challenging in a league like the NFL with a rigid salary cap when a team selects, develops, or acquires a large number of excellent players.

At the top of the market for their positions, Warner, Nick Bosa, George Kittle, Trent Williams, Christian McCaffrey, Kyle Juszczyk, Javon Hargrave, and Deebo Samuel are all earning.

It’s Aiyuk’s turn now to receive a contract that places him in the top half of the wide receiver market, if not higher. The 49ers’ imminent hefty deal for quarterback Brock Purdy is another issue.

Warner’s broad argument—that the 49ers’ abundance of talented players is the reason behind the Aiyuk situation—makes more sense than the intricate details of all of this.

Although finding space and adjusting the cap to accommodate all that skill is a very challenging task, it is far preferable to having to handle this problem than just obtaining talent of any kind.

The 49ers would prefer to have this issue persist because they would need to add more talented players to replace some of the ones they will unavoidably lose in order to maintain their chances of winning the Super Bowl.